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TVL Tournament (at Washington County) - Semifinals
The Troy Trojans have played with great pace all year and ran past opponents with their athleticism and in the Semifinals a fast start is what propelled them past Doniphan West to the 68-57 win but the Mustangs hung tough throughout. Cuttar Huss put on a scoring show for the Trojans especially early with 16 of the team’s first 21 points including a dunk in the first quarter, but Doniphan West hit some outside shots and it was 21-13 after one. The lead grew to 13 by halftime but never really went above that margin in the game as Doniphan West strung little runs together to get as close as seven in the second half but Troy kept them at a distance and earned the win. The Trojans with the win move into the Championship game for the second straight year as they look to win the Tournament for the second straight season and are now 8-0 on the year. Huss led the Trojans with 28 points and was named Community National Bank "Player to Bank On" honors on KMZA, while Wil Smith added 14 points and Reid Greaser tallied 10. Doniphan West with the loss moved to 7-4 on the season and was led by Levi Watts who scored 23 points, while Newt Smith had a new season high 15 points and Devin Taylor tallied 15 points.
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