Troy 87-81 Western Kentucky (16 Dec, 2018) Play-by-Play

Troy Trojans

5-5, 1-3 away

	1	2	T
TROY	43	44	87
WKU	40	41	81

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

5-5, 2-1 home

TIME		TROY	WKU
19:50	Jordon Varnado made Layup. Assisted by Darian Adams.	2	0
19:34	Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:34	Alex Hicks Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:23	Alex Hicks missed Jumper.	2	0
19:23	Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:13	Lamonte Bearden Turnover.	2	0
18:58	Alex Hicks missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:58	Jordon Varnado Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:54	Jordon Varnado missed Layup.	2	0
18:54	Jared Savage Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:49	Lamonte Bearden Turnover.	2	0
18:29	Javan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:29	Lamonte Bearden Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:24	Foul on B.J. Miller.	2	0
18:24	Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.	2	1
18:24	Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.	2	2
18:09	Jordon Varnado missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:09	Jared Savage Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:46	Lamonte Bearden missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:46	Taveion Hollingsworth Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:40	Taveion Hollingsworth missed Jumper.	2	2
17:40	Alex Hicks Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:38	Foul on Charles Bassey.	2	2
17:26	Javan Johnson missed Layup.	2	2
17:26	Charles Bassey Block.	2	2
17:25	Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:10	Charles Bassey Turnover.	2	2
17:08	Jordon Varnado Steal.	2	2
17:00	B.J. Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:00	Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.	2	2
16:44	Charles Bassey missed Layup.	2	2
16:44	Charles Bassey Offensive Rebound.	2	2
16:41	Charles Bassey made Two Point Tip Shot.	2	4
16:19	Alex Hicks made Jumper. Assisted by Jordon Varnado.	4	4
16:07	Foul on B.J. Miller.	4	4
16:01	Foul on Javan Johnson.	4	4
16:01	Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.	4	5
16:01	Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.	4	6
15:41	Jordon Varnado Turnover.	4	6
15:40	Marek Nelson Steal.	4	6
15:35	Lamonte Bearden missed Layup.	4	6
15:35	Darian Adams Defensive Rebound.	4	6
15:29	Darian Adams Turnover.	4	6
15:28	Charles Bassey Steal.	4	6
15:26	Foul on Jordon Varnado.	4	6
15:26	Official TV Timeout	4	6
15:26	Taveion Hollingsworth missed Free Throw.	4	6
15:26	Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.	4	6
15:26	Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.	4	7
15:12	Alex Hicks missed Jumper.	4	7
15:12	Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.	4	7
15:07	Taveion Hollingsworth Turnover.	4	7
14:54	Foul on Jared Savage.	4	7
14:53	Darian Adams made Jumper. Assisted by KJ Simon.	6	7
14:37	Lamonte Bearden missed Layup.	6	7
14:37	Javan Johnson Block.	6	7
14:35	Javan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	6	7
14:31	Darian Adams made Layup. Assisted by Javan Johnson.	8	7
14:17	Marek Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	8	7
14:17	Jordon Varnado Defensive Rebound.	8	7
14:06	Alex Hicks made Layup. Assisted by KJ Simon.	10	7
13:48	Foul on Alex Hicks.	10	7
13:32	Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.	10	7
13:32	Jordon Varnado Defensive Rebound.	10	7
13:14	Darian Adams missed Three Point Jumper.	10	7
13:14	Jordon Varnado Offensive Rebound.	10	7
13:10	Jordon Varnado made Layup.	12	7
12:51	Tolu Smith missed Layup.	12	7
12:51	Zay Williams Block.	12	7
12:50	Tolu Smith Offensive Rebound.	12	7
12:48	Tolu Smith missed Jumper.	12	7
12:48	Zay Williams Block.	12	7
12:46	Taveion Hollingsworth Offensive Rebound.	12	7
12:44	Foul on Zay Williams.	12	7
12:44	Dalano Banton made Free Throw.	12	8
12:44	Dalano Banton made Free Throw.	12	9
12:39	Jordon Varnado Turnover.	12	9
12:38	Taveion Hollingsworth Steal.	12	9
12:33	Taveion Hollingsworth missed Layup.	12	9
12:33	Jared Savage Offensive Rebound.	12	9
12:29	Jared Savage made Two Point Tip Shot.	12	11
12:11	Javan Johnson made Layup.	14	11
11:38	Dalano Banton missed Jumper.	14	11
11:38	Troy Defensive Rebound.	14	11
11:36	Official TV Timeout	14	11
11:26	KJ Simon Turnover.	14	11
11:25	Dalano Banton Steal.	14	11
11:23	Marek Nelson missed Layup.	14	11
11:23	Marek Nelson Offensive Rebound.	14	11
10:59	Foul on Charles Norman.	14	11
10:59	Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.	14	12
10:59	Lamonte Bearden made Free Throw.	14	13
10:37	KJ Simon missed Three Point Jumper.	14	13
10:37	Josh Anderson Defensive Rebound.	14	13
10:15	Dalano Banton missed Three Point Jumper.	14	13
10:15	Marek Nelson Offensive Rebound.	14	13
10:13	Foul on Charles Norman.	14	13
10:13	Marek Nelson made Free Throw.	14	14
10:13	Marek Nelson made Free Throw.	14	15
9:50	Darian Adams missed Layup.	14	15
9:50	Lamonte Bearden Defensive Rebound.	14	15
9:41	Lamonte Bearden made Jumper.	14	17
9:24	Jordon Varnado made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by B.J. Miller.	17	17
9:06	Lamonte Bearden made Three Point Jumper.	17	20
8:38	Zay Williams Turnover.	17	20
8:21	Charles Bassey made Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.	17	22
8:10	Alex Hicks made Dunk. Assisted by B.J. Miller.	19	22
7:56	Foul on Zay Williams.	19	22
7:56	Official TV Timeout	19	22
7:56	Charles Bassey made Free Throw.	19	23
7:56	Charles Bassey missed Free Throw.	19	23
7:56	Jordon Varnado Defensive Rebound.	19	23
7:30	Foul on Josh Anderson.	19	23
7:30	Darian Adams made Free Throw.	20	23
7:30	Darian Adams made Free Throw.	21	23
7:20	Charles Bassey missed Layup.	21	23
7:20	Darian Adams Block.	21	23
7:18	Charles Bassey Offensive Rebound.	21	23
7:16	Charles Bassey made Layup.	21	25
7:01	Javan Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darian Adams.	24	25
6:43	Josh Anderson Turnover.	24	25
6:39	Javan Johnson made Three Point Jumper.	27	25
6:21	Lamonte Bearden Turnover.	27	25
6:02	B.J. Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordon Varnado.	30	25
5:35	Jared Savage missed Three Point Jumper.	30	25
5:35	Javan Johnson Defensive Rebound.	30	25
5:21	Alex Hicks missed Jumper.	30	25
5:21	Jordon Varnado Offensive Rebound.	30	25
5:17	Jordon Varnado missed Jumper.	30	25
5:17	Alex Hicks Offensive Rebound.	30	25
5:12	Foul on Jared Savage.	30	25
5:04	B.J. Miller made Layup.	32	25
4:39	Charles Bassey Turnover.	32	25
4:29	B.J. Miller Turnover.	32	25
4:28	Lamonte Bearden Steal.	32	25
4:24	Taveion Hollingsworth made Layup. Assisted by Charles Bassey.	32	27
4:08	Foul on Taveion Hollingsworth.	32	27
3:57	Jordon Varnado Turnover.	32	27
3:55	Lamonte Bearden Steal.	32	27
3:40	Jared Savage made Layup. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.	32	29
3:40	Foul on Spencer Rodgers.	32	29
3:40	Official TV Timeout	32	29
3:40	Jared Savage made Free Throw.	32	30
3:22	Spencer Rodgers missed Three Point Jumper.	32	30
3:22	Charles Bassey Defensive Rebound.	32	30
3:13	Jared Savage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.	32	33
2:48	Darian Adams made Layup.	34	33
2:30	Lamonte Bearden missed Jumper.	34	33
2:30	Jordon Varnado Defensive Rebound.	34	33
2:23	Spencer Rodgers made Layup. Assisted by Jordon Varnado.	36	33
2:14	Foul on Jordon Varnado.	36	33
2:14	Jared Savage made Free Throw.	36	34
2:14	Jared Savage made Free Throw.	36	35
1:55	Alex Hicks made Dunk. Assisted by Darian Adams.	38	35
1:40	Taveion Hollingsworth missed Layup.	38	35
1:40	Alex Hicks Block.	38	35
1:38	KJ Simon Defensive Rebound.	38	35
1:34	KJ Simon made Layup.	40	35
1:20	Jared Savage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamonte Bearden.	40	38
0:56	Alex Hicks made Jumper.	42	38
0:56	Foul on Charles Bassey.	42	38
0:56	Alex Hicks made Free Throw.	43	38
0:44	Jared Savage missed Three Point Jumper.	43	38
0:44	Darian Adams Defensive Rebound.	43	38
0:32	Darian Adams missed Layup.	43	38
0:32	Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.	43	38
0:00	Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper.	43	40
0:00	End of 1st half	43	40

E.A. Diddle Arena

8:00 PM, 16 December 2018

Bowling Green, KY

Attendance: 5,285

Referees:
Stephen Divine
John Hampton
Ray Natili

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Arkansas State	1-0	-	10-3
South Alabama	1-0	-	8-4
Texas State	1-0	-	8-4
Troy	1-0	-	8-4
Southern Miss	1-0	-	5-7
Old Dominion	1-0	-	4-8
Louisiana	1-0	-	3-10
Georgia Southern	0-1	1	7-6
Marshall	0-1	1	7-6
App State	0-1	1	6-6
Coastal Carolina	0-1	1	6-6
James Madison	0-1	1	6-6
Georgia State	0-1	1	4-8
UL Monroe	0-1	1	4-10

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Liberty	0-0	-	12-1
Louisiana Tech	0-0	-	11-2
UTEP	0-0	-	9-3
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	9-3
Middle Tennessee	0-0	-	9-4
Jacksonville State	0-0	-	7-5
Kennesaw State	0-0	-	7-5
New Mexico State	0-0	-	6-6
Sam Houston	0-0	-	6-6
Florida International	0-0	-	5-7

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