Troy University Athletics
Saturday, February 22
Boone, N.C.
3 p.m.
Troy University
at
Appalachian State
Photo by: Chris Wallace
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BOONE, N.C. – The Troy Trojans men's basketball program continues a three-game road trip Saturday afternoon (3 p.m. CT) at Appalachian State.
A Troy victory would be the program's first victory in Boone in school history and would keep Troy's Sun Belt Conference Tournament hopes alive.
The Trojans, who currently sit a game and a half behind Louisiana for the 10th and final playoff spot can be eliminated from postseason play with a loss and victories by Arkansas State (vs. Little Rock), Coastal Carolina (South Alabama) and Louisiana (at ULM).
Troy returns to action next Saturday night at in-state rival South Alabama. Tip-off from the Mitchell Center is set for 6 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT- (Troy- 9-19, 5-12 Sun Belt)
The Troy Trojans look to stay in the race for the 10th and final spot in next month's Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Saturday afternoon. A victory on Saturday in Boone would be the program's first-ever victory at App State and would snap a four-game losing streak that began two weeks ago against South Alabama. On Thursday night, the Trojans got off to a strong start, taking an early 6-4 lead on a pair of 3-pointers from Nick Stampley. After an 8-2 run gave the home Chanticleers a 12-8 lead with 15:34 remaining, Tahj Small nailed one of his three triples to cut the Trojan deficit to 12-11. After Coastal scored the next three points of the game, Troy used an ally-oop dunk by Davion Thomas and a Ty Gordon jumper to tie the game at 15 with 10:35 left in the half. Over the final 10 minutes of the half, the Trojans were outscored 35-11, as Coastal Carolina took a 40-26 lead into the break at halftime. After the Chants opened a 54-31 lead with 16:24 remaining, the Trojans answered with a quick 7-0, cutting the CCU lead to 56-39. The home Chanticleers quickly answered with one last 16-7 run to put the game away for good. In the contest, CCU outscored Troy 50-18 in the paint and limited the Trojans to just 8-of-33 shooting from 3-point range.
LAST TIME OUT- (App State, 15-13, 9-8 Sun Belt)
Winners of five-of-eight, the Appalachian State Mountaineers enter Saturday's contest in tie for sixth place with Georgia Southern in the crowded Sun Belt Conference standings. On Thursday night, the Mountaineers dropped a tough 78-70 decision to South Alabama at the Holmes Center, despite a career-high 10 3-pointers from O'Showen Williams. Williams' 10 3-point field goals tie the App State single-game school record. After App State took an early 6-3 advantage the visiting Jaguars scored 17 of the next 27 points to take a 23-13 lead. App State would answer with a 9-1 run that cut the South lead to just 24-22 before South made it 30-22. The Mountaineers cut the South advantage to just 34-33, but an Andre Fox 3-pointer before the buzzer gave South a 37-33 lead heading into the break. In the second half, South Alabama used a 27-14 stretch to take a 64-47 lead with 7:26 left. The Mountaineers did cut the South Alabama lead to 69-60 with two minutes to go, but ultimately the home side was unable to pull any closer. In the game, App State dished out 18 assists on 25 made baskets and the Mountaineers also tied their season high in 3-pointers (14).
Trojan Storylines:
• Troy is done playing four of the top-five teams in the Sun Belt. In its eight matchups against those teams, Troy has gone 4-4. The Trojans are the only team in the Sun Belt to record three victories over Little Rock and Georgia State, the top two teams in the SBC.
• Since being reinserted into the starting lineup back on Jan. 6 at Texas State (12 games), junior Nick Stampley is averaging 8.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks. Stampley is shooting a blistering 41-of-72 (.569) from the field in that span and has grabbed 35 offensive rebounds. Stampley recorded his first career double-double last Thursday.
• Ty Gordon is averaging 14.9 points and 3.8 assists in 2020. Gordon recorded at least 10 points in nine of Troy's 10 January games and has scored 20 points twice this month. Gordon is averaging 14.5 points in conference play, shooting 43.1 percent from the field.
• Troy has won six of its last eight games where they have hit at least 10 3-pointers. The Trojans are just 3-14 when they don't hit at least 10 3-pointers this season.
• Troy has drawn 68 total charges this season through 28 games (2.5-per- game). The Trojans have drawn at least one charge 25 of 28 games. Troy failed to draw a charge on Thursday.
Broadcast Information
ESPN +: Kendall Lewis (PBP) and John Reisterer (Color)
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: Barry McKnight on the Troy Sports Radio Network
BOONE, N.C. – The Troy Trojans men's basketball program continues a three-game road trip Saturday afternoon (3 p.m. CT) at Appalachian State.
A Troy victory would be the program's first victory in Boone in school history and would keep Troy's Sun Belt Conference Tournament hopes alive.
The Trojans, who currently sit a game and a half behind Louisiana for the 10th and final playoff spot can be eliminated from postseason play with a loss and victories by Arkansas State (vs. Little Rock), Coastal Carolina (South Alabama) and Louisiana (at ULM).
Troy returns to action next Saturday night at in-state rival South Alabama. Tip-off from the Mitchell Center is set for 6 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT- (Troy- 9-19, 5-12 Sun Belt)
The Troy Trojans look to stay in the race for the 10th and final spot in next month's Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Saturday afternoon. A victory on Saturday in Boone would be the program's first-ever victory at App State and would snap a four-game losing streak that began two weeks ago against South Alabama. On Thursday night, the Trojans got off to a strong start, taking an early 6-4 lead on a pair of 3-pointers from Nick Stampley. After an 8-2 run gave the home Chanticleers a 12-8 lead with 15:34 remaining, Tahj Small nailed one of his three triples to cut the Trojan deficit to 12-11. After Coastal scored the next three points of the game, Troy used an ally-oop dunk by Davion Thomas and a Ty Gordon jumper to tie the game at 15 with 10:35 left in the half. Over the final 10 minutes of the half, the Trojans were outscored 35-11, as Coastal Carolina took a 40-26 lead into the break at halftime. After the Chants opened a 54-31 lead with 16:24 remaining, the Trojans answered with a quick 7-0, cutting the CCU lead to 56-39. The home Chanticleers quickly answered with one last 16-7 run to put the game away for good. In the contest, CCU outscored Troy 50-18 in the paint and limited the Trojans to just 8-of-33 shooting from 3-point range.
LAST TIME OUT- (App State, 15-13, 9-8 Sun Belt)
Winners of five-of-eight, the Appalachian State Mountaineers enter Saturday's contest in tie for sixth place with Georgia Southern in the crowded Sun Belt Conference standings. On Thursday night, the Mountaineers dropped a tough 78-70 decision to South Alabama at the Holmes Center, despite a career-high 10 3-pointers from O'Showen Williams. Williams' 10 3-point field goals tie the App State single-game school record. After App State took an early 6-3 advantage the visiting Jaguars scored 17 of the next 27 points to take a 23-13 lead. App State would answer with a 9-1 run that cut the South lead to just 24-22 before South made it 30-22. The Mountaineers cut the South advantage to just 34-33, but an Andre Fox 3-pointer before the buzzer gave South a 37-33 lead heading into the break. In the second half, South Alabama used a 27-14 stretch to take a 64-47 lead with 7:26 left. The Mountaineers did cut the South Alabama lead to 69-60 with two minutes to go, but ultimately the home side was unable to pull any closer. In the game, App State dished out 18 assists on 25 made baskets and the Mountaineers also tied their season high in 3-pointers (14).
Trojan Storylines:
• Troy is done playing four of the top-five teams in the Sun Belt. In its eight matchups against those teams, Troy has gone 4-4. The Trojans are the only team in the Sun Belt to record three victories over Little Rock and Georgia State, the top two teams in the SBC.
• Since being reinserted into the starting lineup back on Jan. 6 at Texas State (12 games), junior Nick Stampley is averaging 8.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks. Stampley is shooting a blistering 41-of-72 (.569) from the field in that span and has grabbed 35 offensive rebounds. Stampley recorded his first career double-double last Thursday.
• Ty Gordon is averaging 14.9 points and 3.8 assists in 2020. Gordon recorded at least 10 points in nine of Troy's 10 January games and has scored 20 points twice this month. Gordon is averaging 14.5 points in conference play, shooting 43.1 percent from the field.
• Troy has won six of its last eight games where they have hit at least 10 3-pointers. The Trojans are just 3-14 when they don't hit at least 10 3-pointers this season.
• Troy has drawn 68 total charges this season through 28 games (2.5-per- game). The Trojans have drawn at least one charge 25 of 28 games. Troy failed to draw a charge on Thursday.
Broadcast Information
ESPN +: Kendall Lewis (PBP) and John Reisterer (Color)
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: Barry McKnight on the Troy Sports Radio Network
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