TROY, Ala. (AP) - T.J. Price scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and Western Kentucky rallied from a 13-point, second-half deficit to edge Troy 75-71 Saturday night in Sun Belt Conference action.
The Hilltoppers (6-2, 2-0), who won their fourth straight game, trailed 66-54 with 9:57 left.
The Trojans (4-5, 0-2) then made only one field goal and two free throws in the next 9 minutes. Layups by George Fant and Teeng Akol gave Western Kentucky a 73-70 lead with 1:13 left.
Troy's Ray Chambers made 1 of 2 free throws, then Price hit two foul shots with 2 seconds left.
The Hilltoppers have won eight of the last 12 games they have trailed at halftime after losing 12 straight in a similar situation.
Antonie Myers led Troy with 20 points, including seven on a 14-0 first-half run.
Price scored 10 points in 3 1/2 minutes to make it 43-35 at halftime.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Western Kentucky (6-2) « | 35 | 40 | 75 |
| Troy (4-5) | 43 | 28 | 71 |
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| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Fant, F | 29 | 6-9 | 6-9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| O. Akamune, F | 16 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| T. Price, G | 39 | 9-16 | 2-2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| J. Crook, G | 38 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| B. Harris, G | 29 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Akol | 20 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| K. Kaspar | 18 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| K. Anyigbo | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| P. Blade | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Drane | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29-62 | 12-17 | 43 | 14 | 20 | 75 | |
| 46.8% | 70.6% | ||||||
| Troy Trojans | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Chambers, F | 21 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| E. Jones, G | 38 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| A. Myers, G | 28 | 7-10 | 6-8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| H. Williams, G | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Jethroe, G | 26 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Scott | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Warren | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Calhoun | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Wright | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 27-52 | 10-17 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 71 | |
| 51.9% | 58.8% | ||||||
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