Neighbour played 38 of the 45 minutes on Thursday. But it was the seven minutes he spent on the bench that kept Western Kentucky even close. WKU outscored UALR 21-8 during those seven minutes. UALR was +17 when he was in the game.
He first exited with UALR leading 18-16. When he returned, UALR trailed 25-24. He exited again with the game tied 52-52. When he returned, UALR was down 67-65. He exited again with UALR down 67-65 and returned with the score 69-65. And finally, he re-entered with UALR trailing 71-69. He played the remainder of the game with the Trojans winning 87-83.
That's +17 with him in the game and -13 with him on the bench.
Josh Hagins also turned in a double digit plus/minus at +13.
UALR and WKU split the four factors to winning. UALR had a better effective field-goal percentage and a higher free throw rate. WKU was one better in the turnover area and was better on offensive rebounds.
