How to Watch Sam Houston at Western Kentucky: Stream College Basketball Live, TV Channel

Western Kentucky looks to halt a three-game slide when it hosts Sam Houston on Thursday night in college basketball in C-USA action.

Western Kentucky (14-11) has dropped into the bottom four in Conference USA after losing three straight games, falling to 5-7 in league play. On Thursday night, the Hilltoppers host Sam Houston (10-16) at Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Bearkats are just 3-10 in C-USA play but have won their last two games. The top six teams in the conference get a first round bye in next month’s tournament, while the bottom four play in the first round. Western Kentucky is currently in eighth place, one game behind sixth place New Mexico State, while Sam Houston is ninth.

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Game Date: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025

Game Time: 9 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN U

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After blowing a 20-point halftime lead, Marcus Boykin saved the Bearkats with a jumper with 1:08 remaining to put them back on top in their 78-76 win over visiting Kennesaw State on Saturday afternoon. Lamar Wilkerson led the attack with 25 points and Cameron Huefner added 22. Wilkerson gets 19.7 points per game, Huefner scores 14.0 points a night, Boykin averages 11.9 points and 5.0 assists and Kalifa Sakho posts 7.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest.

The Hilltoppers made a run mid-way through the second half before running out of gas as visiting Middle Tennessee claimed an 87-77 win on Saturday night. Don McHenry scored 20 points in the loss, while Khristian Lander added 18 and Blaise Keita picked up 10 rebounds in 19 minutes. McHenry nets 18.0 points per game, Lander gets 12.3 points an outing and Tyrone Marshall Jr. averages 10.2 points and 6.5 boards.

Western Kentucky got its first-ever win over Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas on Jan. 25, improving to 1-2 all-time. Hank Plona is in his first season coaching the Hilltoppers after one season as an assistant. Chris Mudge has a 31-28 record in his second season with the Bearkats.

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