Troy University Athletics
Saturday, February 25
San Marcos, Texas
4:30 PM
Troy University
at
Texas State
Troy Starts Final Road Trip Against Texas State Saturday
2/24/2017 6:38:00 PM | Basketball (M)
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SAN MARCOS, Texas – After four-straight wins, Troy is back on the road for the final time this season starting with a game against Texas State on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on TXStateBobcats.com and will have a live radio call on TroyTrojans.com by Barry McKnight and Russ Schaffer.
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Troy (16-12, 8-6) won back-to-back road games against UL Lafayette and ULM two weeks ago before returning home to dispatch Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State. The four wins moved Troy to seventh place, tied with Texas State and just behind 9-6 Coastal Carolina.
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A win on Saturday would move Troy ahead of Texas State (15-11, 8-6) and would keep the Trojans alive for a chance to secure a top-four seed in the Sun Belt tournament, which would mean Troy would have a first-round bye in postseason play.
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It has been a strong couple of weeks for Jordon Varnado as the forward has led the Trojans in scoring in all four wins. Varnado is now averaging 16.1 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game.
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Texas State became tied with Troy in the standings after losing two straight for only the second time this season and first time in conference play. The Bobcats narrowly fell 70-67 to Georgia Southern and followed that with a 67-51 loss to Georgia State.
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SERIES HISTORY
TEXAS STATE (15-11, 8-6)
Overall Series:Â Texas State, 5-2
Streak: Texas State, W2
Last:Â Texas State, W, 75-71 in Troy, Ala. 1/16/17
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
TROY TROJANS
Jordon Varnado: 16.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 40 blocks
Wesley Person: 14.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 72 3-pointers
TEXAS STATE BOBCATS
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury: 16.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 27 blocks
Nijal Pearson: 13.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 33 steals
NOTEWORTHY
• The four conference wins in a row marks the first time that has happened since a stretch of seven consecutive wins from Feb 11-Mar.8, 2010.
• Jordon Varnado is one of only two players in the Sun Belt to average at least 16.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg.
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• Troy only has two home games left against Arkansas State on March 2 and Little Rock on March 4.
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For more information on Troy men's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on social media at @TroyMensHoops.
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SAN MARCOS, Texas – After four-straight wins, Troy is back on the road for the final time this season starting with a game against Texas State on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on TXStateBobcats.com and will have a live radio call on TroyTrojans.com by Barry McKnight and Russ Schaffer.
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Troy (16-12, 8-6) won back-to-back road games against UL Lafayette and ULM two weeks ago before returning home to dispatch Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State. The four wins moved Troy to seventh place, tied with Texas State and just behind 9-6 Coastal Carolina.
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A win on Saturday would move Troy ahead of Texas State (15-11, 8-6) and would keep the Trojans alive for a chance to secure a top-four seed in the Sun Belt tournament, which would mean Troy would have a first-round bye in postseason play.
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It has been a strong couple of weeks for Jordon Varnado as the forward has led the Trojans in scoring in all four wins. Varnado is now averaging 16.1 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game.
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Texas State became tied with Troy in the standings after losing two straight for only the second time this season and first time in conference play. The Bobcats narrowly fell 70-67 to Georgia Southern and followed that with a 67-51 loss to Georgia State.
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SERIES HISTORY
TEXAS STATE (15-11, 8-6)
Overall Series:Â Texas State, 5-2
Streak: Texas State, W2
Last:Â Texas State, W, 75-71 in Troy, Ala. 1/16/17
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PLAYERS TO WATCH
TROY TROJANS
Jordon Varnado: 16.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 40 blocks
Wesley Person: 14.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 72 3-pointers
TEXAS STATE BOBCATS
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury: 16.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 27 blocks
Nijal Pearson: 13.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 33 steals
NOTEWORTHY
• The four conference wins in a row marks the first time that has happened since a stretch of seven consecutive wins from Feb 11-Mar.8, 2010.
• Jordon Varnado is one of only two players in the Sun Belt to average at least 16.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg.
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• Troy only has two home games left against Arkansas State on March 2 and Little Rock on March 4.
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For more information on Troy men's basketball, visit TroyTrojans.com or follow the team on social media at @TroyMensHoops.
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