Troy Headed West To Face ULM On Thursday

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MONROE, La. – With a shortened week underway, Troy will look to rebound quickly after an 81-79 victory over Appalachian State on Monday with a matchup at ULM on Thursday in the Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

After Monday's reschedule game due to snow and ice in the area against the Mountaineers, Troy (9-11, 3-4) displayed resilience after Saturday's loss against Coastal Carolina by remaining calm down the stretch capitalized by a layup by Jordon Varnado with 2.7 seconds remaining to seal the win.

Four different players scored in double-digits fueled by double-double efforts from both Jordon Varnado (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Alex Hicks (12 points, 11 rebounds). It was the fourth double-double in the past six games for Hicks.

This past weekend also saw a remarkable achievement for Wesley Person as the senior broke the all-time Sun Belt record for most career 3-pointers at 324. The next milestone for the guard is the all-time Troy scoring record as he sits just 11 points shy of breaking Anthony Reed's record of 1,865.

ULM (7-11, 1-6) has won just one Sun Belt game with two 15-point losses in the past three outings. The Warhawks had a narrow 55-52 loss at Texas State on Jan. 18 and then fell further back with a 71-55 loss at UT Arlington.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tipoff: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Monroe, La.
Video: ULMWarhawks.com
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Stats: Stats.statbroadcast.com
Twitter: @TroyMensHoops

SERIES HISTORY
Overall Series: Troy, 10-7
Streak: Troy, W1
Last: Troy 73, ULM 72 (OT) in Monroe, La. 2/13/17

NOTEWORTHY
• Last season at ULM, Kevin Baker hit a deep 3-pointer in the final seconds of overtime to give Troy a 73-72 victory. The win sparked an 8-2 finish to the conference season en route to the Sun Belt Championship.

• Alex Hicks is currently fourth in the Sun Belt in rebounding at 8.4 per game and third in blocks at 1.6 per game in his first full season as a starter.

• Troy will face UL Lafayette on Saturday in the Cajundome. The Ragin' Cajuns are the last undefeated team in the Sun Belt at 17-3, 7-0.

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

Kevin Baker

Alex Hicks

Wesley Person

Jordon Varnado

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