SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Kavin Gilder-Tilbury scored a career-high 26 points with a half-dozen 3-pointers and Texas State defeated Troy 78-57 Thursday night for coach Danny Kaspar's 500th win.
Texas State grabbed a 7-0 lead on a Gilder-Tilbury 3-pointer and never looked back. Emani Grant scored on a putback and a layup to stake the Bobcats to a 10-point lead, 39-29 two minutes after halftime. Gilder-Tilbury's six 3-pointers were also a career best.
Ethan Montalvo scored 15 points for Texas State (13-15, 7-12 Sun Belt), Cameron Naylor added 14 and Ojai Black dished out a career-high 11 assists, most by a Bobcat since Jan.