LAS VEGAS – Troy opened the 2019 South Point Holiday Hoops Classic with a nail-biting 71-64 victory over Toledo in its first game in the desert on Thursday afternoon. The win pushes the Trojans record to 8-2 on the year and extends its winning streak to five games.
Troy dominated the Toledo Rockets for nearly the entire first-half as they enjoyed a 17-point lead, its largest of the game, midway through the second-quarter before the Rockets put a scare into Troy late in the contest. The Trojans were paced throughout the contest by Kayla Robinson and Jasmine Robinson who combined to score 39 of Troy's 71 points, including 19 combined points in the second half.