Troy To Take On Little Rock On Monday

Monday, January 23

Little Rock, Ark.

6:30 P.M.

Troy University

Little Rock

1/22/2017 3:00:00 PM | Basketball (M)

By: Russ Schaffer

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LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Troy's trip in Arkansas will continue with a journey to Little Rock, Ark. to take on the Little Rock Trojans on Monday night. Tipoff will be at 6:30 p.m. with a live radio call on TroyTrojans.com by Barry McKnight and Russ Schaffer.

Troy (10-10, 2-4) is coming off a thrilling game against Arkansas State that saw the Trojans narrowly fall 82-80 in front of a fevered crowd. Despite leading or being tied for 37:21 in the game, Troy was sunk by two turnovers in the final minute.

It was an efficient game for Jordon Varnado and Juan Davis, Jr. Varnado led the Trojans with 18 points on 9-10 shooting from the field. He had a team-high six rebounds and a career-high seven assists in the defeat.

Davis, Jr., who started for the fourth game in a row, added 16 points on 6-7 shooting and a perfect 3-3 shooting from 3-point range. He also added five rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Little Rock comes into Monday's game at 12-7 (3-3) after beating South Alabama 73-56 on Saturday night. Little Rock previously lost to Coastal Carolina and Arkansas State before snapping the two-game skid against the Jaguars.

SERIES HISTORY
Little Rock 12-7 (3-3)
Overall Series: Little Rock, 12-6
Streak: Little Rock, W5
Last: Troy W, 71-70 in Jonesboro, Ark. 2/6/16

PLAYERS TO WATCH
TROY TROJANS
Jordon Varnado: 15.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 25 blocks
Wesley Person: 14.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 52 3-pointers

LITTLE ROCK TROJANS
Marcus Johnson, Jr.: 14.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.6 apg
Jalen Jackson: 10.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 82.4 FT%

NOTEWORTHY
• While Troy and Arkansas State have had three one-possession games in a row, Little Rock has had Troy's number. Little Rock has won the past five games in a row as Troy as not won in the series since Jan. 11, 2014.

• Jeremy Hollimon has scored in double-digits for 14-straight games. The senior is now averaging 11.5 points per game on 51.3 percent shooting from the field.

• Troy has the second-highest scoring offense in the conference. The Trojans are scoring 80.7 points per game this season.

For more information on Troy men's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on social media at @TroyMensHoops.