Troy Sets Trojan Arena Record in Dominant Win

Wednesday, December 12

Troy, Ala.

2:15 p.m.

Troy University

4-5

Carver College

0-17

Team	1	2	F
Carver College	17	26	43
Troy	56	32	88

Troy Sets Trojan Arena Record in Dominant Win

12/12/2018 5:12:00 PM | Basketball (M)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

Troy, Ala. – Troy led wire-to-wire in a dominant 88-43 win over Carver College on Wednesday afternoon in non-conference men's basketball action inside of Trojan Arena.

The 43 points allowed by the Trojans (4-5) are the fewest allowed by Troy men's basketball inside of Trojan Arena; the previous mark was 50 by Texas State on March 8, 2014.

Freshman Zay Williams led the Trojans with a game- and career-high 14 points alongside a career-high tying six boards, a block and two steals off the bench. Senior Jordon Varnado followed behind Williams with 13 points on 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) shooting from the field, three rebounds and a steal in 16 turnover-free minutes.

Senior Alex Hicks nearly posted his second double double of the season after posting 12 points and nine boards on the evening.

Troy opened the game on an 8-0 run that eventually turned into a 31-5 lead over the Cougars (0-17) with 9:51 remaining in the first half. The largest lead of the night came with 14:33 remaining in the game as the Trojans led by 52 (73-21).

QUOTING COACH CUNNINGHAM
"We've had a nine-day break, and this is the longest break the team has had in a while. The coaching staff wanted to make sure we played an opponent where we will have the opportunity to knock some rust off and we did that."

"I was really pleased with how our guys played, more so of what they didn't do; we never got really selfish, we kept moving the ball and taking good shots and never let the opponent dictate how we played in certain areas."

QUICK HITS
- 43 points allowed are the fewest allowed by Troy since the Trojans held ULM to 46 points on March 1, 2014
- Troy limited Carver College to just 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) from behind the arc which marks the lowest three-point percentage by an opponent this season
- All of Troy's players that were dressed for the game played at least nine minutes
- Troy shot a season-high 59.3 percent (35-of-59) from the field

UP NEXT
The Trojans will be back in action on Sunday at 2 p.m. against Western Kentucky in Bowling Green, Ky.