BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University and Western Kentucky University men's basketball teams will renew the Battle of the Bluegrass rivalry on Sunday at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green.
 
It will be the 162nd meeting between the Colonels and Hilltoppers.
 
The game will begin at 5 p.m. ET and air live on ESPN+.  The live radio broadcast of the game is available in the Richmond area on WCYO 100.7 FM, or worldwide on EKUSports.com.
 
THE COLONELS
-  The Colonels improved to 3-2 with a 77-76 win over Troy at home on Monday.
 
-  Isaiah Cozart recorded EKU's first-ever triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds and 11 blocks.  He broke his own program record of eight blocks in a game.  The senior center leads the nation with 6.0 blocks per game.
 
-  EKU shot a season-best 43 percent from 3-point range against Troy.  The Colonels combined to shoot 28 percent from long range in their previous two games.
 
-  Michael Moreno hit a season-high four 3-pointers and dished out a season-best five assists in the victory over Troy.  Moreno (278) is now just five 3-pointers away from tying Matt Witt (283) for the program record.
 
-  Leland Walker had 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting, dished out six assists, had two steals and turned the ball over only once against Troy.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  WKU improved to 5-3 on the season after dismantling Campbellsville, 101-77, on Wednesday in Bowling Green.  The Hilltoppers also have wins over Kentucky Wesleyan (90-64), Murray State (86-81), Kentucky State (95-75) and Bowling Green (72-65).   
 
- Don McHenry leads a balanced scoring effort, with eight Hilltoppers averaging 6.6 points or more per game.  McHenry, a 6-foot-2 junior guard, leads the team with 12.8 points and 2.75 assists per game.
 
-  Babacar Faye, a 6-foot-8 junior forward who played previously at the College of Charleston, is the team's top rebounder at 6.3 boards per contest.  He also averages 7.9 points per game.
 
-  WKU is averaging 81.1 points per game and allowing 74.4 per game.  The Hilltoppers are shooting 44.5 percent from the field.
 
-  As a team, WKU has shot just 26.2 percent from 3-point range, but the Hilltoppers have held their opponents to 29 percent shooting from deep.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  Western Kentucky leads the all-time series 117-44.  The Hilltoppers have won four straight over the Colonels.  EKU is 12-62 in games played in Bowling Green.  The first meeting between the rivals came during the 1914-15 season.  The most recent contest was on Nov. 10, 2022, a 66-60 WKU victory.
 
-  Cooper Robb led the Colonels in with 11 points in last year's game.  Cozart led all players with 12 rebounds.  Luke Frampton hit five 3-pointers and had a game-best 21 points for the Hilltoppers.