Troy Travels To Georgia State In Final Week Of Regular Season

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ATLANTA, Ga. – On the final week of the regular season, Troy will head north for a test against Georgia State on Thursday with the Trojans looking to lock in a top-four seed and first-round bye for the ensuing Sun Belt Tournament next week.

A crucial 73-67 win against ULM on Saturday propelled Troy (14-15, 8-8) into a tie with the Warhawks for fifth place in the conference. UT Arlington sits just ahead at 9-8 in fourth place with one game remaining at Texas State on Friday.

The final two games will have a significant impact on the tournament seeding as seven teams are currently between 9-7 and 7-9 with Georgia State being the current two seed and Georgia Southern—Saturday's opponent—just behind in the third spot.

Continued strong play from Jordon Varnado would figure to help Troy's chances as the forward has scored 23 or more in two of his past three games. In his past six games, Varnado has four double-doubles highlighted by his 30-13 outing in the last road game at Appalachian State.

Georgia State (20-9, 11-5) has hit a rough patch as the Panthers have lost three of the past four following an 89-81 loss to UT Arlington on Saturday. Troy earned a victory at Georgia State in the last trip to Atlanta as the Trojans pulled out an 80-77 victory on Jan. 9, 2017.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tipoff: 6:15 p.m.
Location: Atlanta, Ga.
Video: ESPN3
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Stats: Stats.statbroadcast.com
Twitter: @TroyMensHoops

SERIES HISTORY
Overall Series: Georgia State, 22-19
Streak: Troy, W1
Last: Troy 68, Georgia State 66, Dec. 31, 2017

NOTEWORTHY
• Troy has won three of the past four against Georgia State highlighted by a 19-point comeback on the final day of 2017 and a 74-63 win against the Panthers in the Sun Belt Tournament semifinals last season.

• Wesley Person became the first Trojan in school history to score 2,000 points after he hit a 3-pointer from the corner in the second half of Troy's win over ULM.

• Winning the final two games would clinch a second-straight winning regular season and an identical conference record of 10-8 in consecutive years.

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

Troy Travels To Georgia State In Final Week Of Regular Season

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Wesley Person

Jordon Varnado

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