# 2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 2013–14 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Ray Harper in his second full year after coaching the final 19 games in 2011–12. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. Despite having 20 wins, they did not play in a postseason tournament.
This was their last season as a member of the Sun Belt as they will move to Conference USA in July, 2014.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2013* 6:00 pm | | Campbellsville | W 87–73 | | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,106) Bowling Green, KY |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2013* 12:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Wichita State ESPN Tip-Off Marathon | L 49–66 | 0–1 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 11/16/2013* 7:00 pm | | East Tennessee State Roundball Showcase | W 57–50 | 1–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,104) Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington Roundball Showcase | W 73–58 | 2–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,837) Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/23/2013* 7:00 pm | | Samford Roundball Showcase | W 67–64 | 3–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,224) Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/26/2013* 6:00 pm | | at Marshall Roundball Showcase | L 64–74 | 3–2 | Cam Henderson Center (5,113) Huntington, WV |
| 11/30/2013* 8:00 pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 68–53 | 4–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,527) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/02/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | L 62–74 | 4–3 | Stroh Center (1,378) Bowling Green, OH |
| 12/07/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | W 69–60 | 5–3 | SIU Arena (4,164) Carbondale, IL |
| 12/14/2013* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | at No. 6 Louisville | L 63–79 $^{Vacated}$ | 5–4 | KFC Yum! Center (22,027) Louisville, KY |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Miss | W 68–65 | 6–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,718) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/21/2013* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Murray State | W 71–64 | 7–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,614) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/28/2013* 7:00 pm | | Brescia | W 103–65 | 8–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,653) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/30/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ole Miss | L 74–79 | 8–5 | E. A. Diddle Arena (7,523) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/02/2014 5:05 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Alabama | W 58–56 | 9–5 (1–0) | Mitchell Center (1,556) Mobile, AL |
| 01/04/2014 12:00 pm, Sun Belt Network | | at Troy | W 60–51 | 10–5 (2–0) | Trojan Arena (1,035) Troy, AL |
| 01/09/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia State | L 54–77 | 10–6 (2–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,971) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 83–87 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (2–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,611) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/18/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Arkansas State | W 82–77 $^{2OT}$ | 11–7 (3–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,866) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 69–51 | 12–7 (4–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,528) Monroe, LA |
| 01/25/2014 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 79–70 | 13–7 (5–2) | Cajundome (4,998) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas–Arlington | W 77–72 | 14–7 (6–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,557) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/01/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas State | W 68–64 | 15–7 (7–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,514) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/08/2014 5:00 pm, Sun Belt Network | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 79–78 | 16–7 (8–2) | Jack Stephens Center (3,053) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/10/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas State | L 58–72 | 16–8 (8–3) | Convocation Center (2,261) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Troy | W 81–76 | 17–8 (9–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,533) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Alabama | L 62–69 | 17–9 (9–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,824) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/22/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–63 | 18–9 (10–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,272) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | | at Texas State | W 51–50 | 19–9 (11–4) | Strahan Coliseum (1,849) San Marcos, TX |
| 03/01/2014 7:30 pm | | at Texas–Arlington | L 73–80 | 19–10 (11–5) | College Park Center (1,835) Arlington, TX |
| 03/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 75–72 | 20–10 (12–5) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,810) Bowling Green, KY |
| 03/08/2014 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 55–73 | 20–11 (12–6) | GSU Sports Arena (3,870) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt Tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2014 4:30 pm, Sun Belt Network | (2) | vs. (3) Louisiana–Lafayette Semifinals | L 72–73 | 20–12 | Lakefront Arena (N/A) New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Louisville’s win was later vacated by the NCAA due to recruiting violations by the Louisville basketball program.. ||||||