WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. – The No. 10-ranked West Liberty men's basketball team takes on a red-hot University of Charleston team tonight in what shapes up as the game of the year (so far) in the Mountain East Conference. Tipoff for the early-season showdown is set for 7:30 p.m. inside the ASRC.
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Ben Howlett's Hilltoppers (7-1, 4-1) are coming off a 100-69 dismantling of Davis & Elkins on Saturday.
Bryce Butler tossed in a career-high 23 points in just 26 minutes of playing time and the Black and Gold shot better than 50 percent from the floor for the second straight game.
The Golden Eagles (7-1, 5-0) – the only MEC team without a league loss – rolled to their seventh straight win Saturday, a 103-71 thumping of Frostburg State in Frostburg. Shunta Wilson led all scorers with a game-high 19 points and Charleston shot better than 60 percent as a team in the blowout.
If you can't join us on the hilltop, here's a collection of links so you can follow all the action online. In addition to West Liberty's live video stream on TopperStation and the MEC Digital Network, the WLU Sports Information Department is providing links to live stats and a full West Liberty game notes package along with real-time scoreboards for all of today's Mountain East Conference action.
Go 'Toppers!
GAME LINKS
MEC Network/TopperStation Live Video Stream
West Liberty Live Stats
West Liberty Game Notes
MEC All-Sports Scoreboard