Notes: Women's Basketball Looks to Break Program Wins Record at Little Rock Thursday

TROY, Ala. – Troy women's basketball will try and make history Thursday night in Little Rock, Ark. The Trojans will not only be playing for their first-ever win at Little Rock, but more importantly be going for win No. 24 on the year and setting a new single-season record for wins in a season. Troy and Little Rock are set to do battle at 6:30 p.m. in the Jack Stephens Center.

Troy Trojans (23-4, 14-2 SBC)
PPG: 80.2 | REB: 55.3 | FG%: .378 | 3FG%: .275 | FT%: .674
The Trojans enter Thursday with 23 wins on the season and a chance to break the single-season wins record with their 24th of the season. Troy's current wins record of 23 was set back during the 1996-97 season when the Trojans were in their final year in the Mid-Continent (now The Summit League). That same year Troy won its only regular season conference championship and went on to win its first tournament championship and make its NCAA Tournament debut. The weekend as a whole is a big one for Troy. With two games left in the regular season, at Little Rock and at Arkansas State, the Trojans can win their first-ever Sun Belt regular season title with a 16-2 Sun Belt record. Troy's 16-2 conference record would be the best record in conference since Little Rock went 17-1 during the 2017-18 season.

Little Rock Trojans (11-16, 9-7 SBC)
PPG: 56.6 | REB: 32.7 | FG%: .398 | 3FG%: .300 | FT%: .670
Little Rock enters Thursday's match-up with an 11-16 overall record and a 9-7 record in conference. The Trojans are on a 1-game losing streak after falling 54-72 last Saturday at Arkansas State. They have also lost five of their last six games. At home this season they are 6-6 overall and 4-3 in Sun Belt Conference home games. There three conference home losses are there most since the 2012-13 season when they went 7-3 at home. Their first home conference loss this season snapped a 36-game home conference winning streak from 2015-19. The last time Little Rock lost four home conference games was back in 2004-05. This season Little Rock is scoring 56.6 points per game while allowing 62.3 ppg. From the field they are shooting just under 40 percent but allowing opponents to shoot 42 percent.

The Series
Troy vs Little Rock: Troy trails, 7-19
When played at Little Rock: 0-10
In SBC Games: 6-16
Current Streak: W1
Last Meeting: W, 77-59 // Feb. 20, 2020 // Troy, Ala.

Trojan Storylines
• Troy enters Thursday looking to do something they have never done before, win a game at Little Rock. The two teams have met 10 times at Little Rock with the home team winning all 10. In those 10 meetings Troy has been outscored 518-660. However, in the last 2 meetings at Little Rock their margin of victory has only won by a combined 7-points
• Alexus Dye is one of only two Sun Belt players to average a double-double in conference play this season. Dye has been one of the best newcomers in the Sun Belt this season ranking second among all newcomers in points per game (11.4) and ranks first in rebounds (10.3)
• Troy went 7-1 in the month of February. Their 7-1 record in the month is tied for the best winning percentage for February with the teams from 2014-15 and 1979-80
• On the road this season Troy has posted a 9-3 overall record and an 8-1 SBC road record. In road games they are averaging 79.1 points per game while allowing 76.0. Troy is averaging 3.0 ppg less on the road than at home while allowing 14.4 more ppg
• Troy earned win No. 23 on the year last Saturday at South Alabama. The win tied a single-season record for wins in a season set back during the 1996-97 season
• Troy leads the country in free throw attempts (711), offensive rebounds per game (22.6), defensive rebounds per game (32.7), rebounds per game (55.30), total rebounds (1,493), rebounding margin (+15.6) while ranking second in free throws made (479), and 9th in scoring (80.2)

Broadcast Information
Live Stream: ESPN+
Live Audio: TroyTrojans.com/watch
Radio: Dan Peck on the call at WTBF 96.3 FM & 970 AM

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Notes: Women's Basketball Looks to Break Program Wins Record at Little Rock Thursday

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