| 2012–13Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Sun Belt Tournament champion | |
NCAA Tournament, round of 64 | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Division | East Division |
| Record | 20–16 (10–10 Sun Belt) |
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| Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WKU † | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Arkansas State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 22, 2013 Rankings fromAP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2012–13 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team representedWestern Kentucky University during the2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coachRay Harper which was his first full year after coaching the final 19 games in 2011–12. They played their home games atE. A. Diddle Arena and were members of the East Division of theSun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[1] They were champions of theSun Belt tournament, winning the championship game over FIU, to earn an automatic bid to the2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas.[2]T. J. Price andGeorge Fant made the All-Conference Team; Fant and Brandon Harris were selected to the SBC Tournament Team, and Price was tournament MVP.[3]
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 10/29/2012* 7:00 pm | Campbellsville | W 84–46 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,671) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||||
| 11/03/2012* 7:00 pm | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 83–71 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,576) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/10/2012* 7:30 pm | at Southern Miss | L 64–67 OT | 0–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (7,097) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | Austin Peay Cancún Challenge | W 74–54 | 1–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,160) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 11/17/2012* 7:30 pm | Western Carolina Cancún Challenge | W 92–81 | 2–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,124) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 11/20/2012* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. Iowa Cancún Challenge Semifinals | L 55–63 | 2–2 | Moon Palace Resort (902) Cancún,Mexico | |||||||
| 11/21/2012* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. DePaul Cancún Challenge 3rd Place Game | W 70–61 | 3–2 | Moon Palace Resort (902) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
| 11/24/2012* 7:30 pm | Brescia | W 74–46 | 4–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,062) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 11/29/2012 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 65–54 | 5–2 (1–0) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,517) Monroe, LA | |||||||
| 12/01/2012 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Troy | W 75–71 | 6–2 (2–0) | Trojan Arena (1,121) Troy, AL | |||||||
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Southern Illinois | W 58–57 | 7–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,833) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 12/08/2012* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | IUPUI | W 77–57 | 8–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,255) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 12/16/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Murray State | L 70–75 | 8–3 | CFSB Center (7,080) Murray, KY | |||||||
| 12/18/2012* 6:00 pm, NBCSN | at VCU | L 44–76 | 8–4 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 12/22/2012* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 5 Louisville | L 55–78 Vacated | 8–5 | Bridgestone Arena (10,728) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| 12/27/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | FIU | W 76–63 | 9–5 (3–0) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,461) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 12/29/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Texas | W 70–64 | 10–5 (4–0) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,776) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 01/03/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 67–75 | 10–6 (4–1) | Jack Stephens Center (3,871) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
| 01/05/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at Arkansas State | L 61–75 | 10–7 (4–2) | Convocation Center (2,922) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida Atlantic | L 62–65 | 10–8 (4–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,823) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 72–49 | 11–8 (5–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,914) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 01/19/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 54–59 | 11–9 (5–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,221) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 01/24/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | at South Alabama | L 57–65 | 11–10 (5–5) | Mitchell Center (2,335) Mobile, AL | |||||||
| 01/26/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Middle Tennessee | L 53–72 | 11–11 (5–6) | Murphy Center (10,105) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Troy | W 65–61 | 12–11 (6–6) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,244) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | at North Texas | W 70–59 | 13–11 (7–6) | The Super Pit (3,528) Denton, TX | |||||||
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Arkansas State | L 49–67 | 13–12 (7–7) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,862) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 02/14/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Florida Atlantic | L 78–84 | 13–13 (7–8) | FAU Arena (1,331) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at FIU | L 82–87 | 13–14 (7–9) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,422) Miami, FL | |||||||
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Louisiana–Monroe | W 75–57 | 14–14 (8–9) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,623) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 02/23/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 88–77 | 15–14 (9–9) | Cajundome (2,947) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Alabama | W 79–73 | 16–14 (10–9) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,024) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 03/02/2013 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | Middle Tennessee | L 62–70 | 16–15 (10–10) | E. A. Diddle Arena (7,326) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 2013 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/08/2013 6:00 pm | (6) | vs. (11) Louisiana–Monroe First Round | W 74–60 | 17–15 | Summit Arena (N/A) Hot Springs, AR | ||||||
| 03/09/2013 8:30 pm | (6) | vs. (3) South Alabama Quarterfinals | W 62–59 | 18–15 | Convention Center Court (N/A) Hot Springs, AR | ||||||
| 03/10/2013 9:18 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (2) Arkansas State Semifinals | W 58–56 | 19–15 | Summit Arena (N/A) Hot Springs, AR | ||||||
| 03/11/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (4) FIU Championship game | W 65–63 | 20–15 | Summit Arena (N/A) Hot Springs, AR | ||||||
| 2013 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/22/2013* 9:07 pm, TNT | (16 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 3 Kansas Second Round | L 57–64 | 20–16 | Sprint Center (18,488) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South Louisville’s win was later vacated by theNCAA due to recruiting violations by the Louisville basketball program.[5]. | |||||||||||