Troy Aims To Knock Off UL Lafayette on Saturday

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LAFAYETTE, La. – Troy will face one of the stiffest tests of the conference season with a matchup against UL Lafayette-- the last undefeated team in the Sun Belt-- on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Cajundome.

The opportunity to knock off the league leader in the Ragin' Cajuns (18-3, 8-0) will come just two days after the Trojans (9-12, 3-5) were unable to secure a victory on the road in ULM after a furious Warhawks rally handed Troy a 76-71 loss.

In that game, Wesley Person broke the all-time scoring record of 1,875 held by Anthony Reed from 1986-1990 after Person scored a team-high 22 on Thursday. It became the second notable achievement he accomplished in a week after he broke the Sun Belt record of made 3-pointers of 324 against Coastal Carolina on Jan. 20.

Person wasn't the only one who had a solid outing in the loss as Alex Hicks continued his dominant stretch in conference play with his fifth double-double in his past seven games. The forward had 15 points and 10 rebounds to maintain his status as the fourth-leading rebounder in the Sun Belt at 8.4 boards per game.

UL Lafayette has been dominant in the Sun Belt with all eight victories being in double-digits including three 20-point wins. The Ragin' Cajuns are coming off a 76-57 win over South Alabama on Thursday after beating Texas State 80-55 in the last road game on Jan. 20.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tipoff: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Lafayette, La.
Video: RaginCajuns.com
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Stats: Stats.statbroadcast.com
Twitter: @TroyMensHoops

SERIES HISTORY
Overall Series: UL Lafayette, 14-6
Streak: Troy, W1
Last: Troy 100, UL Lafayette 88, Feb. 11, 2017 in Lafayette, La.

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy won 100-88 in the trip to UL Lafayette last season as Jordon Varnado set a Troy Division I record with 15 made free throws.

• With 113 more points, Wesley Person will become the first in school history to reach 2,000 points. He would need to average 11.3 points per game in the 10 remaining regular season games to do so. Person is currently at 19.3 points per game.

• Troy will return home next week with a "whiteout" planned for the game against rival South Alabama on Feb. 3.

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

Troy Aims To Knock Off UL Lafayette on Saturday

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Alex Hicks

Wesley Person

Jordon Varnado

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