Non-Conference Play Nears Conclusion With Test Against Arkansas

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – With the non-conference slate coming to an end, Troy will face one of the stiffer competitions of winter play with a neutral site matchup against Arkansas on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Verizon Center.

It will be the second SEC team Troy (5-5) has faced this year after going up against then No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington on Nov. 20 in a game in which the Trojans ferociously rallied late but fell 70-62 in the end.

Following that game, Troy earned a key road win over fellow conference champion East Tennessee State a day before Thanksgiving. That game marked the last appearance for Jordon Varnado as the forward has missed the past four games with a foot injury.

The absence of Troy's leading rebounder has seen the Trojans split the past four. Troy picked up double-digit home wins over Delaware State and UIC before falling by double-digits in the past two games at home against UAB and away versus Southern Miss.

Arkansas (7-2) started hot with a 4-0 run to open the season but has since gone 3-2 with a 87-68 loss to No. 9 North Carolina in Portland, Ore. before regrouping to earn a solid 95-79 win over No. 14 Minnesota at home in the Razorback's last outing.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tipoff: 7 p.m.
Location: North Little Rock, Ark.
Video: N/A
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Stats: Stats.statbroadcast.com
Twitter: @TroyMensHoops

SERIES HISTORY
Overall Series: Arkansas, 3-1
Streak: Arkansas, 2-0
Last: Arkansas 75, Troy 60, Dec. 4, 2010

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy will only have two non-conference games—Dec. 19 at Austin Peay and Dec. 21 against Milligan in Dothan, Ala.—before conference play begins.

• This will be the third neutral site game in non-conference play with a fourth on the way. Troy went 1-1 against North Dakota and Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Hawai'I at the Rainbow Classic.

• Wesley Person is averaging 20.3 points per game, which marks both a career-high and the fourth-highest total in the Sun Belt Conference.

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Non-Conference Play Nears Conclusion With Test Against Arkansas

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Wesley Person

Jordon Varnado

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