Troy Prepares For Arkansas State Thursday At Home

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TROY, Alabama. – As the Sun Belt slate passes the halfway point, Troy will have the opportunity to put a winning streak together starting with a matchup against Arkansas State on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. in Trojan Arena.

In the last outing on Saturday, Troy (10-13, 4-6) saw five players score in double-digits as the Trojans rolled to an 80-63 victory over South Alabama to complete just the second ever sweep of the Jaguars and first since the 2008-09 season.

Wesley Person, after breaking the all-time Troy scoring record a week prior, scored 18 in his return home while Kevin Baker came off the bench to earn his first double-double as a Trojan with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Person is now just 85 points shy of becoming the first player in school history with 2,000 career points.

The Trojans are in a near identical position from last season as Troy has sat at 4-6 in the conference after a matchup with South Alabama both years. Troy ended the season 8-2 with a Sun Belt Championship and March Madness berth after last year's start.

Arkansas State (9-15, 4-7) comes to town a half game behind Troy in the standings under first year coach Mike Balado. The Redwolves started conference play 1-5 but have since rallied to go 3-2 in the past five games capped off with a 91-89 home victory over Georgia Southern the last time out.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tipoff: 7:15 p.m.
Location: Troy, Ala.
Video: ESPN3
Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Stats: Stats.statbroadcast.com
Twitter: @TroyMensHoops

SERIES HISTORY
Overall Series: Arkansas State, 10-9
Streak: Troy, W1
Last: Troy 81, Arkansas State 72, March 2, 2017

PROMOTIONS
• The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a free Chick-fil-A sandwich behind the student section.

• One student will be chosen to win an Apple TV Streaming Device courtesy of Edge at Troy Apartments.

• Youth basketball players will be able to come to the game with their families with $5 tickets. Use promo code 'Youth Basketball' at TroyTrojans.com/tickets or arrive to the game in a youth basketball jersey.

• Troy asks fans to incorporate pink into their attire as we take part in Breast Cancer Awareness.

NOTEWORTHY
• The following three games—vs. Little Rock, at Coastal Carolina, at Appalachian State—will be crucial as Troy sits just one game behind Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State in the standings.

• Arkansas State is last in the Sun Belt in scoring defense allowing 77.4 points per game.

• Troy has two top-20 scorers in the conference with Wesley Person at fifth with 18.9 points per game and Alex Hicks at 20^th with 12.0 points per game.

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

Troy Prepares For Arkansas State Thursday At Home

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Kevin Baker

Alex Hicks

Wesley Person

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