Troy Hosts Georgia State on Saturday

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TROY, Alabama – Troy men's basketball will be back home in Trojan Arena with a contest against Georgia State on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. There will be a video stream on ESPN3 with the call by Ali Forbes and Barry McKnight and also a radio stream on TroyTrojans.com. with Doug Amos and Jerry Miller.

It will be a key game for Troy to remain in the hunt for a Sun Belt title after Monday's 78-69 win on the road against Little Rock that boosted the Trojans' conference record to 3-4 and 11-10 overall.

The win against Little Rock was a dominant performance from Troy's big men. Jordon Varnado led all scorers with 24 points on 8-17 shooting and 8-11 free throw shooting. He notched his eighth career double-double with 13 rebounds.

Alex Hicks picked up where Varnado left off by scoring a career-high 14 points on 6-7 shooting. The forward, who came off the bench, was close to a double-double as he had eight rebounds, as well.

This will be the second meeting this season between Georgia State and Troy. The Trojans handed the Panthers just their fifth home loss in the past four seasons in the 80-77 win in Atlanta, Ga. On Jan. 9.

That was the last conference loss for the Panthers as the past four games have all been wins. Georgia State most recently won 83-72 at home against Appalachian State.

SERIES HISTORY
Georgia State 12-7 (5-2)
Overall Series: Troy, 21-17
Streak: Troy, W2
Last: Troy W, 80-77 in Atlanta, Ga. 1/9/17

PLAYERS TO WATCH
TROY TROJANS
Jordon Varnado: 15.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 26 blocks
Wesley Person: 13.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 54 3-pointers

GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS
Jeremy Hollowell: 15.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 21 steals
D'Marcus Simonds: 11.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 22 steals

NOTEWORTHY
• Jordon Varnado has been a force all season in multiple categories. In Sun Belt play he ranks sixth in scoring with 15.7 points, seventh with 7.0 rebounds per game, second with a 54.6 shooting percentage and first with 26 blocks.

• Jeremy Hollimon has scored in double-digits for 15-straight games. The senior is now averaging 12.0 points per game on 50.9 percent shooting from the field.

• Troy has the second-highest scoring offense in the conference. The Trojans are scoring 80.5 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.

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Players Mentioned

Alex Hicks

Jeremy Hollimon

Wesley Person

Jordon Varnado

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