Troy University Athletics
Thursday, January 30
Statesboro, Ga.
6 p.m.
Troy University
at
Georgia Southern
Photo by: Chris Davis
Trojans Hit the Road for Thursday Matchup in Statesboro
1/29/2020 1:09:00 PM | Basketball (M)
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TROY, Ala. – The Troy Trojans men's basketball program closes out the month of January this weekend, heading to Georgia Southern Thursday (6 PM CT), and Georgia State on Saturday afternoon (1 PM CT).
Both of this weekend's matchups are rematch games for the Trojans. Troy dropped a tough 82-66 decision to Georgia Southern two weeks ago (Jan. 16), before rebounding nicely for a 75-65 victory over Georgia Southern.
Following the two contests in Georgia this weekend, Troy will return home for a three-game homestand beginning next Friday (Feb. 7) when rival South Alabama visits Trojan Arena for a nationally televised 8 p.m. matchup.
LAST TIME OUT- (Troy- 8-14, 4-7 Sun Belt)
The Troy Trojans hit the road this weekend looking to snap a two-game losing streak. Last Wednesday night (Jan. 22) Troy fell 81-63 at first-place Little Rock. In that game, the Trojans headed to the locker room down just 37-34, but the Little Rock Trojans outscored Troy 44-29 in the second half. Junior Ty Gordon recorded 14 points (all in the second half) despite battling foul trouble for most of the game. On Saturday, Troy dropped a 78-62 matchup against Arkansas State. In that game, Troy shot just 7-of-25 (28 percent) in the first half and was outscored 37-25. The Trojans kept battling, cutting the Arkansas State lead to 12 points on multiple occasions, but the Red Wolves 27 made field goals and 52 percent shooting from the field was too much for Troy to overcome. In the matchup, junior Khalyl Waters turned in a career performance, scoring 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting. Waters made all seven of his free-throw attempts and added four rebounds in his 22 minutes of action. Gordon scored 14 points once again, while Tahj Small added 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting. Small's 11-point performance was his third in the last five games for Troy.
LAST TIME OUT- (Georgia Southern, 12-9, 6-4 Sun Belt)
The Georgia Southern Eagles enter Thursday's matchup also looking to snap a two-game losing streak. After defeating Troy back on Jan. 16, the Eagles fell at South Alabama 74-68. Last week Georgia Southern played just once, hosting in-state rival Georgia Southern last Saturday afternoon at Hanner Fieldhouse. In that contest, Georgia State trailed by 14 points with 12:58 remaining, but the Panthers outscored the Eagles 21-6 to take a 72-71 advantage. Over that span, Georgia Southern committed seven turnovers and missed four consecutive foul shots. The Eagles responded to take a 76-74 lead with 2:32 remaining, but the Eagles were held to just one Ike Smith free throw the rest of the way, as GSU outscored Southern 8-1 over that span. In the game, Smith scored a game-high 23 points but shot just 4-of-8 from the charity stripe. The Eagles shot just 26.9 percent (7-of-26) from behind the arc and just 39.3 (24-of-61) from the field. Georgia Southern is the third highest-scoring team in the Sun Belt (76.0 points) and has the third-best scoring margin (4.6) in the conference. The Eagles have the worst rebounding margin (-2.8) in the conference thus far and have recorded just 12.5 assists a game. One of the most balanced teams in the SBC, five different Eagles are currently averaging double-figures led by Smith (14.5 points, 5.6 rebounds) and Isaiah Crawley (13.2, 5.4 rebounds). In the matchup at Trojan Arena, Crawley scored 24 points (10-of-14 shooting) and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Quan Jackson scored 19 points. The Eagles shot 55.6 percent from the floor in the first half and 53.6 percent for the contest.
Trojan Storylines:
• The Trojans need just one more Sun Belt victory to equal the programs total from a season ago. Last year Troy went 5-13 in Sun Belt Conference play.
• Since being reinserted into the starting lineup back on Jan. 6 at Texas State, junior Nick Stampley is averaging 7.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks. Stampley is shooting a blistering 20-of-34 (.588) from the field in that span and has grabbed 14 offensive rebounds.
• Ty Gordon is averaging 14.0 points and 4.0 assists in 2020. Gordon has recorded at least 10 points in seven of Troy's nine games this month.
• Troy is in a stretch of four straight "rematch" games. The span which began last Wednesday night at Little Rock, continued Saturday afternoon against Arkansas State. Troy will be playing two more rematch games this weekend against Georgia Southern and Georgia State. Troy is 0-3 this season in a second matchup against a team.
• Troy has won five of its last six games where they have hit at least 10 3-pointers. The lone setback for Troy in that stretch was Dec. 21st against App State. The Trojans are just 3-11 when they don't hit at least 10 3-pointers.
• The Trojans have hit 66 3-pointers over the last seven games. Troy hit a season-best 15 3-pointers in the victory over Little Rock back on Jan. 9. The 15 3-pointers were the most a Troy has hit since 2017.
• Troy has drawn 61 total charges this season through 22 games (2.8-per- game). The Trojans have drawn at least one charge 20 of 22 games. The Trojans didn't draw a charge at Chattanooga or at Texas State.
• The Trojans are 7-1 this season when holding teams to 65 points or fewer. Troy's lone loss when holding a team below that mark was at Texas A&M (56-52, loss). Conversely, the Trojans are 1-13 when allowing more than 70 points. Troy's lone victory when allowing more than 70 was against Little Rock. The Trojans are also 7-1 this season when holding an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting.
Broadcast Information
ESPN +: Danny Waugh (PBP) and Ryan Pye (Color)
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: Barry McKnight on the Troy Sports Radio Network
One to Watch
Junior Khalyl Waters turned the strongest performance of his Trojan career last Saturday against Arkansas State. In that matchup, Waters scored 15 points and grabbed four rebounds. The forward was an efficient 4-of-7 from the floor and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. Waters played 22 minutes.
TROY, Ala. – The Troy Trojans men's basketball program closes out the month of January this weekend, heading to Georgia Southern Thursday (6 PM CT), and Georgia State on Saturday afternoon (1 PM CT).
Both of this weekend's matchups are rematch games for the Trojans. Troy dropped a tough 82-66 decision to Georgia Southern two weeks ago (Jan. 16), before rebounding nicely for a 75-65 victory over Georgia Southern.
Following the two contests in Georgia this weekend, Troy will return home for a three-game homestand beginning next Friday (Feb. 7) when rival South Alabama visits Trojan Arena for a nationally televised 8 p.m. matchup.
LAST TIME OUT- (Troy- 8-14, 4-7 Sun Belt)
The Troy Trojans hit the road this weekend looking to snap a two-game losing streak. Last Wednesday night (Jan. 22) Troy fell 81-63 at first-place Little Rock. In that game, the Trojans headed to the locker room down just 37-34, but the Little Rock Trojans outscored Troy 44-29 in the second half. Junior Ty Gordon recorded 14 points (all in the second half) despite battling foul trouble for most of the game. On Saturday, Troy dropped a 78-62 matchup against Arkansas State. In that game, Troy shot just 7-of-25 (28 percent) in the first half and was outscored 37-25. The Trojans kept battling, cutting the Arkansas State lead to 12 points on multiple occasions, but the Red Wolves 27 made field goals and 52 percent shooting from the field was too much for Troy to overcome. In the matchup, junior Khalyl Waters turned in a career performance, scoring 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting. Waters made all seven of his free-throw attempts and added four rebounds in his 22 minutes of action. Gordon scored 14 points once again, while Tahj Small added 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting. Small's 11-point performance was his third in the last five games for Troy.
LAST TIME OUT- (Georgia Southern, 12-9, 6-4 Sun Belt)
The Georgia Southern Eagles enter Thursday's matchup also looking to snap a two-game losing streak. After defeating Troy back on Jan. 16, the Eagles fell at South Alabama 74-68. Last week Georgia Southern played just once, hosting in-state rival Georgia Southern last Saturday afternoon at Hanner Fieldhouse. In that contest, Georgia State trailed by 14 points with 12:58 remaining, but the Panthers outscored the Eagles 21-6 to take a 72-71 advantage. Over that span, Georgia Southern committed seven turnovers and missed four consecutive foul shots. The Eagles responded to take a 76-74 lead with 2:32 remaining, but the Eagles were held to just one Ike Smith free throw the rest of the way, as GSU outscored Southern 8-1 over that span. In the game, Smith scored a game-high 23 points but shot just 4-of-8 from the charity stripe. The Eagles shot just 26.9 percent (7-of-26) from behind the arc and just 39.3 (24-of-61) from the field. Georgia Southern is the third highest-scoring team in the Sun Belt (76.0 points) and has the third-best scoring margin (4.6) in the conference. The Eagles have the worst rebounding margin (-2.8) in the conference thus far and have recorded just 12.5 assists a game. One of the most balanced teams in the SBC, five different Eagles are currently averaging double-figures led by Smith (14.5 points, 5.6 rebounds) and Isaiah Crawley (13.2, 5.4 rebounds). In the matchup at Trojan Arena, Crawley scored 24 points (10-of-14 shooting) and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Quan Jackson scored 19 points. The Eagles shot 55.6 percent from the floor in the first half and 53.6 percent for the contest.
Trojan Storylines:
• The Trojans need just one more Sun Belt victory to equal the programs total from a season ago. Last year Troy went 5-13 in Sun Belt Conference play.
• Since being reinserted into the starting lineup back on Jan. 6 at Texas State, junior Nick Stampley is averaging 7.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks. Stampley is shooting a blistering 20-of-34 (.588) from the field in that span and has grabbed 14 offensive rebounds.
• Ty Gordon is averaging 14.0 points and 4.0 assists in 2020. Gordon has recorded at least 10 points in seven of Troy's nine games this month.
• Troy is in a stretch of four straight "rematch" games. The span which began last Wednesday night at Little Rock, continued Saturday afternoon against Arkansas State. Troy will be playing two more rematch games this weekend against Georgia Southern and Georgia State. Troy is 0-3 this season in a second matchup against a team.
• Troy has won five of its last six games where they have hit at least 10 3-pointers. The lone setback for Troy in that stretch was Dec. 21st against App State. The Trojans are just 3-11 when they don't hit at least 10 3-pointers.
• The Trojans have hit 66 3-pointers over the last seven games. Troy hit a season-best 15 3-pointers in the victory over Little Rock back on Jan. 9. The 15 3-pointers were the most a Troy has hit since 2017.
• Troy has drawn 61 total charges this season through 22 games (2.8-per- game). The Trojans have drawn at least one charge 20 of 22 games. The Trojans didn't draw a charge at Chattanooga or at Texas State.
• The Trojans are 7-1 this season when holding teams to 65 points or fewer. Troy's lone loss when holding a team below that mark was at Texas A&M (56-52, loss). Conversely, the Trojans are 1-13 when allowing more than 70 points. Troy's lone victory when allowing more than 70 was against Little Rock. The Trojans are also 7-1 this season when holding an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting.
Broadcast Information
ESPN +: Danny Waugh (PBP) and Ryan Pye (Color)
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: Barry McKnight on the Troy Sports Radio Network
One to Watch
Junior Khalyl Waters turned the strongest performance of his Trojan career last Saturday against Arkansas State. In that matchup, Waters scored 15 points and grabbed four rebounds. The forward was an efficient 4-of-7 from the floor and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. Waters played 22 minutes.
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