TROY, Ala. -- Jordon Varnado had 14 points and 10 rebounds on Monday night and scored the winning basket on a putback with 2.7 seconds left to help Troy beat Appalachian State 81-79.
Appalachian State (8-13, 3-5 Sun Belt) erased a 10-point deficit over the final four minutes to tie it at 79-all on Justin Forrest's layup with 9.1 seconds left. Troy's Wesley Person took the inbounds pass near half court and raced to the hoop but his runner was too hard off the glass. B.J. Miller tapped it back toward the goal and Varnado collected it for the putback.