02/01/2022
SPORTS STAFF
Troy nipped Columbia 59-44 in a lively Section 2 basketball match up. The Flying Horses success was built on their dependable second half play as they led at the end of the third quarter and at the closing flip of the hourglass.
Columbia held a small 1-point lead at the beginning of the second stanza.
Troy performed well in the second quarter turning a 1-point first quarter deficit into a 13-point halftime bulge.
Troy nipped Columbia 59-44 in a lively Section 2 basketball match up. The Flying Horses success was built on their dependable second half play as they led at the end of the third quarter and at the closing flip of the hourglass.
Columbia held a small 1-point lead at the beginning of the second stanza.
Troy performed well in the second quarter turning a 1-point first quarter deficit into a 13-point halftime bulge.
The Flying Horses used a tough hard-nosed effort in the third quarter and outscored Columbia by 4 points.
Columbia produced a rally in the second half but they came up short.
Columbia produced a rally in the second half but they came up short.
The Flying Horses placed four players in double figure scoring. Markus Green put forth a strong offensive game for Troy with 16 points. Terrance Clark racked up 13 points. Dan Covington added 12 points. Chase Peterson had 11 points. Steven Foust knocked down 7 points.
Mason Smith paced Columbia with 10 points. David Alexanian collected 9 points. Ian Fisher Layton totaled 7 points. Henry Heeps finished with 5 points. Justin Sapienza picked up 5 points.
Mason Smith paced Columbia with 10 points. David Alexanian collected 9 points. Ian Fisher Layton totaled 7 points. Henry Heeps finished with 5 points. Justin Sapienza picked up 5 points.
| SCORE BY QUARTER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | FINAL |
| Troy | 8 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 59 |
| Columbia | 9 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 44 |
| Troy | Columbia | |||||
| FGM - | 25 | 20 | ||||
| FTM - | 6 | 1 | ||||
| FTA - | 10 | 6 | ||||
| FT% - | 60.0% | 16.7% | ||||
| 3PtM - | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Troy | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| Chase Peterson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Dan Covington | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Markus Green | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| Steven Foust | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Terrance Clark | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| Columbia | ||||||
| Name | FGM | 3PM | FTM | FTA | PTS | |
| David Alexanian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Henry Heeps | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ian Fisher Layton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Jonathan Hanna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Joshua Bissaillon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Justin Sapienza | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Kyle Blake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Mason Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Matthew Alexanian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
