Basketball Game Recap: Troy Trojans vs. Westwood Panthers

By Team Reports Feb 24, 2024, 12:15pm

Recap: Troy Trojans vs. Westwood Panthers

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Troy Trojans can now relate to. They fell 64-56 to the Panthers on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Troy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 829th, while Westwood is ranked 363rd).

Westwood found their leader in underclassman Kavian Bryant, who scored 30 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Bryant has scored at least a third of Westwood's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Carter, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.

Troy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-15 record this season. As for Westwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season.

Troy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Westwood, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 86-69 win vs. Kemp on the 23rd.

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