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2008-09 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 25-9 (15-3, 1st in Sun Belt MBB East)

Coach: Ken McDonald

PS/G: 72.2 (98th of 344)

PA/G: 67.0 (150th of 344)

SRS: 3.68 (99th of 330)

SOS: -1.23 (165th of 330)

NCAA Tournament: (#12 seed in South)
Won South First Round (76-72) versus #5 Illinois
Lost South Second Round (83-81) versus #4 Gonzaga

Sun Belt Reg Season Champ
Sun Belt Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

2008-09 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	3/9	Final
Western Kentucky	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 15, 2008	REG	@	Houston	CUSA	8.26	L	64	73		0	1	L 1	Hofheinz Pavilion
2	Tue, Nov 18, 2008	REG		Campbellsville			W	62	48		1	1	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
3	Sat, Nov 22, 2008	REG	@	Murray State	OVC	-0.09	L	61	89		1	2	L 1	Regional Special Events Center
4	Wed, Nov 26, 2008	REG		Southern Illinois	MVC	0.35	W	79	70		2	2	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
5	Sun, Nov 30, 2008	REG	N	Louisville (3)	Big East	20.87	W	68	54		3	2	W 2	Bridgestone Arena
6	Tue, Dec 2, 2008	REG		Georgia	SEC	-1.81	W	67	63		4	2	W 3	E. A. Diddle Arena
7	Sat, Dec 6, 2008	REG	@	Tulane	CUSA	-1.30	W	82	67		5	2	W 4	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
8	Sat, Dec 13, 2008	REG	@	Evansville	MVC	1.87	L	40	72		5	3	L 1	Roberts Stadium
9	Thu, Dec 18, 2008	REG	@	South Alabama	Sun Belt	-2.62	W	69	66		6	3	W 1	Mitchell Center
10	Sun, Dec 21, 2008	REG		Alabama A&M	SWAC	-19.72	W	83	60		7	3	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
11	Sun, Dec 28, 2008	REG	N	Florida State	ACC	11.37	L	69	82		7	4	L 1	BankAtlantic Center
12	Thu, Jan 1, 2009	REG		Troy	Sun Belt	-3.64	W	99	76		8	4	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
13	Sat, Jan 3, 2009	REG		Little Rock	Sun Belt	-0.66	W	79	47		9	4	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
14	Mon, Jan 5, 2009	REG	@	Mississippi State	SEC	9.10	L	67	95		9	5	L 1	Humphrey Coliseum
15	Thu, Jan 8, 2009	REG	@	Florida International	Sun Belt	-7.71	L	79	81		9	6	L 2	US Century Bank Arena
16	Sat, Jan 10, 2009	REG	@	Florida Atlantic	Sun Belt	-9.68	W	78	57		10	6	W 1	FAU Arena
17	Thu, Jan 15, 2009	REG		Middle Tennessee	Sun Belt	-1.32	W	63	61		11	6	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
18	Sat, Jan 17, 2009	REG		New Orleans	Sun Belt	-9.79	W	70	60		12	6	W 3	E. A. Diddle Arena
19	Thu, Jan 22, 2009	REG		Louisiana	Sun Belt	-6.30	W	73	68		13	6	W 4	E. A. Diddle Arena
20	Sat, Jan 24, 2009	REG	@	Denver	Sun Belt	-4.58	L	74	78		13	7	L 1	Magness Arena
21	Sat, Jan 31, 2009	REG		North Texas	Sun Belt	-1.14	W	71	67		14	7	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
22	Mon, Feb 2, 2009	REG	@	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	-5.42	W	68	63		15	7	W 2	Convocation Center
23	Thu, Feb 5, 2009	REG	@	Louisiana-Monroe	Sun Belt	-11.75	W	64	55		16	7	W 3	Fant-Ewing Coliseum
24	Sat, Feb 7, 2009	REG		South Alabama	Sun Belt	-2.62	W	67	59		17	7	W 4	E. A. Diddle Arena
25	Sat, Feb 14, 2009	REG	@	Troy	Sun Belt	-3.64	L	82	87		17	8	L 1	Trojan Arena
26	Thu, Feb 19, 2009	REG	@	Little Rock	Sun Belt	-0.66	W	78	69		18	8	W 1	Jack Stephens Center
27	Sat, Feb 21, 2009	REG		Florida International	Sun Belt	-7.71	W	79	66		19	8	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
28	Thu, Feb 26, 2009	REG		Florida Atlantic	Sun Belt	-9.68	W	87	67		20	8	W 3	E. A. Diddle Arena
29	Sat, Feb 28, 2009	REG	@	Middle Tennessee	Sun Belt	-1.32	W	68	49		21	8	W 4	Murphy Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Sun, Mar 8, 2009	CTOURN	N	Florida International	Sun Belt	-7.71	W	66	48		22	8	W 5	Summit Arena
31	Mon, Mar 9, 2009	CTOURN	N	North Texas	Sun Belt	-1.14	W	77	70		23	8	W 6	Summit Arena
32	Tue, Mar 10, 2009	CTOURN	N	South Alabama	Sun Belt	-2.62	W	64	56		24	8	W 7	Summit Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
33	Thu, Mar 19, 2009	NCAA	N	Illinois	Big Ten	14.38	W	76	72		25	8	W 8	Rose Garden Arena
34	Sat, Mar 21, 2009	NCAA	N	Gonzaga (10)	WCC	17.95	L	81	83		25	9	L 1	Rose Garden Arena