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WKU Basketball Teams Head To NCAA Tournament

Bowling Green, Kentucky – The Western Kentucky Hilltopper Basketball team and the WKU Lady Toppers are Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions. The Lady Toppers defeated Middle Tennessee State 86 to 83 in the final game of the Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament. The WKU men's team then defeated Middle Tennessee State by a score of 64 to 52. It was the third consecutive Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship for the Hilltoppers.

By winning the Sun Belt Conference Tournaments, the Lady Toppers and Hilltoppers qualify for automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament.