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1959-60 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 21-7 (10-2, 1st in OVC MBB)

Coach: E.A. Diddle

PS/G: 82.1 (10th of 181)

PA/G: 72.9 (116th of 181)

SRS: 6.03 (41st of 175)

SOS: -0.85 (91st of 175)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast First Round (107-84) versus Miami (FL)
Lost Mideast Regional Semifinal (98-79) versus Ohio State
Won Mideast Regional Third Place (97-87) versus Ohio

OVC Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1959-60 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	2/29	Final
Western Kentucky	-	-	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Thu, Dec 10, 1959	REG	@	Seton Hall	Ind	-2.59	W	78	69		1	0	W 1	Walsh Gymnasium
2	Sat, Dec 12, 1959	REG	@	Illinois	Big Ten	9.95	L	80	93		1	1	L 1	Huff Hall
3	Tue, Dec 15, 1959	REG		Morehead State	OVC	-11.39	W	70	68		2	1	W 1	Physical Education Building
4	Sat, Dec 19, 1959	REG	@	East Tennessee State	OVC	-11.60	W	103	77		3	1	W 2	Brooks Gym
5	Tue, Dec 29, 1959	REG	N	Mississippi State	SEC	-5.65	W	61	50		4	1	W 3
6	Wed, Dec 30, 1959	REG	@	Tulane	SEC	-5.37	W	71	67		5	1	W 4	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
7	Wed, Jan 6, 1960	REG		DePaul	Ind	7.43	W	86	65		6	1	W 5	Physical Education Building
8	Sat, Jan 9, 1960	REG	@	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	4.17	L	73	80		6	2	L 1	Weaver Gymnasium
9	Tue, Jan 12, 1960	REG		Tennessee Tech	OVC	2.57	W	71	67		7	2	W 1	Physical Education Building
10	Sat, Jan 16, 1960	REG	@	Murray State	OVC	1.17	L	72	87		7	3	L 1	Racer Arena
11	Wed, Jan 20, 1960	REG	@	Xavier	Ind	2.84	L	66	76		7	4	L 2	Schmidt Fieldhouse
12	Sat, Jan 23, 1960	REG		Bowling Green State	MAC	-3.41	W	85	61		8	4	W 1	Physical Education Building
13	Thu, Jan 28, 1960	REG	@	Marshall	MAC	-2.04	L	97	100		8	5	L 1	Memorial Field House
14	Sat, Jan 30, 1960	REG	@	La Salle	Mid-Atl	0.09	W	76	70		9	5	W 1	Convention Hall
15	Sat, Feb 6, 1960	REG	@	Middle Tennessee	OVC	-11.77	W	109	89		10	5	W 2	Alumni Memorial Gym
16	Wed, Feb 10, 1960	REG		Xavier	Ind	2.84	L	73	82		10	6	L 1	Physical Education Building
17	Sat, Feb 13, 1960	REG	@	Morehead State	OVC	-11.39	W	85	72		11	6	W 1	Wetherby Gymnasium
18	Tue, Feb 16, 1960	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	4.17	W	38	20		12	6	W 2	Physical Education Building
19	Sat, Feb 20, 1960	REG		Murray State	OVC	1.17	W	65	57		13	6	W 3	Physical Education Building
20	Tue, Feb 23, 1960	REG	@	Tennessee Tech	OVC	2.57	W	85	81		14	6	W 4	Memorial Gym
21	Sat, Feb 27, 1960	REG		Middle Tennessee	OVC	-11.77	W	109	80		15	6	W 5	Physical Education Building
22	Mon, Feb 29, 1960	REG		Kent State	MAC	-6.17	W	69	60		16	6	W 6	Physical Education Building
23	Wed, Mar 2, 1960	REG		East Tennessee State	OVC	-11.60	W	83	69		17	6	W 7	Physical Education Building
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
24	Tue, Mar 8, 1960	NCAA	N	Miami (FL) (10)	Ind	2.10	W	107	84		18	6	W 8	Memorial Coliseum
25	Fri, Mar 11, 1960	NCAA	N	Ohio State (3)	Big Ten	25.88	L	79	98		18	7	L 1	Freedom Hall
26	Sat, Mar 12, 1960	NCAA	N	Ohio	MAC	5.58	W	97	87		19	7	W 1	Freedom Hall