Bearcats Defeat Emporia State
Southwest Baptist 73, Emporia State 71

BOLIVAR - Courtesy of a turnaround jumper by Arthur Trousdell with .7 seconds left on the clock, SBU knocked off Emporia State on Thursday, 73-71.

The Bearcats led at the half, 33-27.

SBU led by 12 (43-31) with 15:44 left in the game on a dunk by D.J. Hogue. However, Emporia State came running back with a 17-5 run and tied the game with 9:48 on the clock when Ryan Lane hit two free throws.

The Hornets went up 64-55 when Lane converted a three-point play the old fashion way, hitting a layup and a free throw with 3:40 left.

SBU was down 70-69 after Hogue hit a three-pointer with 14 seconds left in the game.

ESU's Robbie Ballard was fouled and went to the line with 13 ticks left. The Hornets' best shooter, Ballard missed the front end of a two-shot foul, but sank the last shot. ESU's lead was 71-69.

Trousdell tied the game for the sixth time when he hit a layup with :03 seconds on the clock after rebounding a Ryan Stock missed layup.

With two seconds left on the clock, Lane was whistled for carrying the ball and SBU got the ball back, throwing a pass in to Ryan Stock who fed Trousdell at the right elbow of the key. Trousdell turned around and knocked down a jumper over two ESU players with .7 seconds on the clock.

Emporia State again turned the ball over on a long pass that failed and SBU inbounded the ball for the win.

The Bearcats scored an 18-7 run to end the game.

SBU was led by Trousdell with 23 points. DJ Hogue added 22 while Ryan Stock finished with 11. Stock led the team with eight rebounds.

SBU shot .500 from the field (29-58), .500 from the arc (8-16) and .778 from the charity stripe (7-9). The Bearcats outrebounded ESU 39-25.

SBU returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Northwest Missouri State in Maryville. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. Due to scheduling conflicts, the game will not be heard on the radio.

Boxscore - SBU 73, ESU 71