Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Troy Trojans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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60 - 51
60 - 51
Western Kentucky outshoots Troy 60-51
T.J. Price, Caden Dickenson, O'Karo Akamune and Chris Harrison-Docks added 9 each in a balanced effort by the Hilltoppers.
Western Kentucky (10-5, 2-0 Sun Belt Conference) opened the game with a 9-0 run, but gave it up to Troy (5-9, 0-2) a few minutes later and trailed 15-14 before the Hilltoppers' Akamune scored four consecutive points inside the paint to retake the lead going into the half, 21-17.
The Hilltoppers extended that lead to 17 in the second half on a Dickenson jumper with eight minutes to play. Troy pulled to within 6 points near game end, but was forced to foul Western Kentucky which made 3 of 4 free throws to lock it in. Troy shot only 28 percent from the field.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Payton Hulsey Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Antoine Myers missed Layup. | 60 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Chris Harrison-Docks made Free Throw. | 60 - 51 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Chris Harrison-Docks made Free Throw. | 59 - 51 |
Statistics
 WKU |
 TROY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-53 | FG | 17-60 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 28 |
| 2-13 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 15 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 8-17 | FT | 11-16 |
| 47 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Trojan Arena
Location: Troy, AL
Attendance: 1,035 | Capacity:
Location: Troy, AL
Attendance: 1,035 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |