Troy Heads To Southern Miss For Sunday Matinee

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – After completing a three-game home stand at Trojan Arena, Troy is back on the road in the final stretch of non-conference play with a showdown against Southern Miss on Sunday at 2 p.m.

The three games at home provided the Trojans with two wins but also saw the loss of Jordon Varnado to a foot injury for an indefinite amount of time. Troy earned two wins by more than 20 against Delaware State and UIC before falling to UAB on Tuesday despite shooting 50 percent (24-48) from the field.

Sunday's matchup will be an opportunity for Wesley Person to continue his scoring hot streak. The senior has 22 or more points in his last four games and his 103 points in that span is third-most for all Division I players in their last four games.

It will also be a chance for another strong outing from Alex Hicks after the forward posted a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds against UAB. Hicks played the most minutes of his career at 35 to help compile four blocks on the night.

Southern Miss has a record of 4-4 at this point of the season including a loss to fellow Sun Belt member South Alabama 69-58 on Nov. 29. The Golden Eagles have two players scoring more than 15 points a game in Cortez Edwards and Tyree Griffin.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tipoff: 2 p.m.
Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.
Video: Conference USA TV
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Stats: Southernmiss.com/gameday
Twitter: @TroyMensHoops

SERIES HISTORY
Overall Series: Southern Miss, 12-0
Streak: Southern Miss, 12-0
Last: Southern Miss 72, Troy 70, Nov. 25, 2015

NOTEWORTHY
• Alex Hicks now has two games of four blocks this season with his performances coming against Hawai'I and UAB.

• Troy has never won against Southern Miss in a 12-game series that stretches back to Troy's inaugural season in 1950-51.

• The last opportunity for Trojan fans to see Troy in non-conference play in the area will be a Dec. 21 matchup against Milligan in Dothan, Ala.

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

Troy Heads To Southern Miss For Sunday Matinee

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Alex Hicks

Wesley Person

Jordon Varnado

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