Troy University Athletics
Thursday, February 11
Mobile, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
at
South Alabama
Trojans Open Rivalry Weekend Thursday Night at South Alabama
2/10/2021 5:29:00 PM | Basketball (M)
TROY, Ala. -- It's rivalry week for the Troy men's basketball team, as the program will face off with in-state rival South Alabama Thursday night at six p.m. in Mobile before closing the weekend with a 4 p.m. Saturday matchup with the Jags at Trojan Arena.
The weekend series with South will the lone two matchups of the regular season between the only two Alabama schools in the Sun Belt.
HOW TO FOLLOW (Thursday):
TROY (10-10 Overall, 4-6 Sun Belt) at South Alabama (12-8 Overall, 6-5 Sun Belt)
Date: Feb. 11, 2021
Location: Mobile, Ala. (Mitchell Center)
Time: 6 p.m
Live Video: Watch
Stats: Stats
Listen: Listen
HOW TO FOLLOW (Thursday):
TROY (10-10 Overall, 4-6 Sun Belt) vs. South Alabama (12-8 Overall, 6-5 Sun Belt)
Date: Feb. 13, 2021
Location: Troy, Ala. (Trojan Arena)
Time: 4 p.m.
Live Video: Watch
Stats: Stats
Listen: Listen
THE WEEK THAT WAS (TROY- 10-10, 4-6 Sun Belt): The Trojans saw their four-game winning streak snapped last weekend against Georgia Southern. After winning on Tuesday against Spring Hill College (90-73) and Friday night (68-56) against the Eagles, the Trojans fell Saturday to Georgia Southern 79-64. The loss also snapped Troy's seven-game home winning streak and handed the Trojans their first home loss of the season. The week began with Tuesday's victory over Spring Hill. In that contest, Zay Williams scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds while Desmond Williams contributed 15 points on 5-for-10 shooting. On Friday, freshman Duke Miles led the Trojans to a big 68-56 victory over the Eagles. After leading 27-20 at the break, the Trojans weathered a furious Eagles run that cut the Troy lead to just 31-28 with 18:55 to play. Miles scored 20 points, dished out eight helpers and grabbed five rebounds, while sophomore Jakevan Leftridge added nine clutch points including a corner-pocket here with 6:30 to play that gave the Trojans a 10 point lead. Senior Nick Stampley added 20 points and 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. On Saturday the Eagles earned the weekend split, using 11 3-pointers to hand Troy its first home loss of the season. In that contest, Miles added a career-best 21 while Zay Williams scored 11 points to reach the 500-point mark.
THE WEEK THAT WAS (South Alabama- 12-8, 6-5 Sun Belt): South Alabama enters rivalry week having won four consecutive games overall including a mid-week matchup on Tuesday at Georgia State. The streak began with South's 62-48 victory over Georgia Southern back on Jan. 23. After seeing its weekend series with Georgia State two weeks ago postponed due to COVID-19 issues inside the Panthers program, South earned a weekend sweep over Coastal Carolina last weekend. On Friday night, Central Michigan transfer Michael Flowers and Tyreke Locure scored 28 and 20 points respectively for the Jags. The Jags defense was the key to victory, as South Alabama held prohibitive Sun Belt Player of the Year favorite DeVante' Jones to just 10 points. On Saturday, it was again the duo of Flowers and Locure who led the Jags to the weekend sweep. Flowers scored 20 points, while Locure added a game-high 22. On Tuesday, the Jags earned a crucial road victory at Georgia State. After seeing a 65-53 lead with 5:25 left erased with a late 12-0 State run that tied the contest at 65, South used a triple from Locure and a John Petttway dunk to hold on for the 70-67 victory. The key sequence in that contest was a held ball with 37 ticks to play that set up the Pettway dunk. So far this season, Flowers and Locure have led the way for the Jags, averaging 22.1 points and 14.8 points respectively. Flowers leads the Sun Belt in points and 3-pointers per game. The transfer is third in the conference in percentage and has hit a conference-best 67 triples. Flowers is currently tied four fourth in the nation in scoring with Davion Warren of Hampton.
STORYLINES:
HOME COOKIN'
Troy closed its five-game homestand 4-1 overall. The Trojans had won seven straight at home and four straight overall before falling Saturday afternoon to Georgia Southern.
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
Troy is in the midst of a stretch of eight straight games played in the State of Alabama. The Trojans are an impressive 8-3 this season in Alabama. Troy is 7-1 this season at Trojan Arena and defeated North Alabama in Florence back on Dec. 10. Troy dropped a pair of road contests at UAB and Auburn, before suffering its first home last Saturday against Georgia Southern. In total, Troy will play 10 of its final 12 games in the state of Alabama. The lone games outside of Alabama will be next weekend's series at Georgia State (Feb. 19-20).
LEAVING HIS STAMP
Senior Nick Stampley has scored in double-figures in five consecutive games for the Trojans. The forward has recorded 10 of his 15 games with at least 10 points this season. Stampley leads the Trojans in points-per-game (11.8) and has scored 224 points, the second-most on the Trojans. Stampley is averaging 13 and seven in conference play.
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT
For rivalry week, Troy will return to playing on Thursday and Saturday. After adopting the Thursday/Saturday model for conference play, the Sun Belt announced that it would be switching to weekend divisional series this weekend that are played on Friday/Saturday.
LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE
The Trojans sit just a game-and-a-half behind first place Appalachian State. The Mountaineers will be idle this weekend due to COVID-19 issues inside their program. With a pair of victories over South this weekend, the Trojans could conceivably be just one game behind first place App State depending on the results of this weekend.
LIGHTS KAM ACTION
Freshman Kam Woods has been sensational so far this season. The Bessemer, Ala. product currently is second on the 2020-21 Trojans roster in points (11.6), first in 3-pointers made (27) and second in total points scored (208). The freshman currently leads the Sun Belt in points among freshman and has scored at least 20 points in three of his last seven games. Woods has four total 20 point games. The freshman missed Tuesday's contest against Spring Hill and Saturday's matchup against Georgia Southern but is projected to return this weekend.
LOCK DOWN DEFENSE
Troy is 8-1 this season when holding an opponent to six or fewer triples. After dropping a contest at UAB in the first instance, the Trojans have won eight straight games when holding a team to six or fewer triples. The Trojans are also 9-0 when holding an opponent to fewer than 30 percent shooting from deep.
ZAY DAY!
Junior Zay Williams contributed 11 points and 15 rebounds Saturday against Georgia Southern. Williams is now averaging 11.5 points per game and 8.7 rebounds. Williams ranks fifth in the conference in overall rebounding.
ROARING WATERS
Senior Khalyl Waters continues to impress this season. The combo guard is averaging 8.3 points a game and is shooting an impressive 63-of-70 (90.0%) percent from the line. His 90.0 percent mark is currently ranked 8th in the entire NCAA (min. 50 attempts) and leads the SBC. Waters has recorded at least 20 points twice this season. Waters scored a career-best 21 against Samford on Dec. 16.
DEFENSE HAS LED TO WINS
The Trojans were 7-1 last season when they held 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). The Trojans were also 8-1 last season when holding an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting. Troy's win over Samford is the first time that Troy won when a team shot better than 40 percent from the field and scored more than 65 (1-3). So far this season Troy is 8-1 when holding a team below 65 points and 8-1 when holding teams to 40 percent shooting or less.
REP THE 'T'
Head coach Scott Cross preaches the mantra that the toughest team always wins. So far this season Troy has taken 53 total charges in 20 games. The Trojans took three charges Friday against Georgia Southern and have taken at least two charges in every game except against where they failed to take one and the weekend finale against Ga Southern last weekend. Troy took 80 charges in 31 games a season ago. Nick Stampley took 32 of those 80 (40 percent). Stampley took his 50th career charge last night in just his 48th career game.
The weekend series with South will the lone two matchups of the regular season between the only two Alabama schools in the Sun Belt.
HOW TO FOLLOW (Thursday):
TROY (10-10 Overall, 4-6 Sun Belt) at South Alabama (12-8 Overall, 6-5 Sun Belt)
Date: Feb. 11, 2021
Location: Mobile, Ala. (Mitchell Center)
Time: 6 p.m
Live Video: Watch
Stats: Stats
Listen: Listen
HOW TO FOLLOW (Thursday):
TROY (10-10 Overall, 4-6 Sun Belt) vs. South Alabama (12-8 Overall, 6-5 Sun Belt)
Date: Feb. 13, 2021
Location: Troy, Ala. (Trojan Arena)
Time: 4 p.m.
Live Video: Watch
Stats: Stats
Listen: Listen
THE WEEK THAT WAS (TROY- 10-10, 4-6 Sun Belt): The Trojans saw their four-game winning streak snapped last weekend against Georgia Southern. After winning on Tuesday against Spring Hill College (90-73) and Friday night (68-56) against the Eagles, the Trojans fell Saturday to Georgia Southern 79-64. The loss also snapped Troy's seven-game home winning streak and handed the Trojans their first home loss of the season. The week began with Tuesday's victory over Spring Hill. In that contest, Zay Williams scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds while Desmond Williams contributed 15 points on 5-for-10 shooting. On Friday, freshman Duke Miles led the Trojans to a big 68-56 victory over the Eagles. After leading 27-20 at the break, the Trojans weathered a furious Eagles run that cut the Troy lead to just 31-28 with 18:55 to play. Miles scored 20 points, dished out eight helpers and grabbed five rebounds, while sophomore Jakevan Leftridge added nine clutch points including a corner-pocket here with 6:30 to play that gave the Trojans a 10 point lead. Senior Nick Stampley added 20 points and 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. On Saturday the Eagles earned the weekend split, using 11 3-pointers to hand Troy its first home loss of the season. In that contest, Miles added a career-best 21 while Zay Williams scored 11 points to reach the 500-point mark.
THE WEEK THAT WAS (South Alabama- 12-8, 6-5 Sun Belt): South Alabama enters rivalry week having won four consecutive games overall including a mid-week matchup on Tuesday at Georgia State. The streak began with South's 62-48 victory over Georgia Southern back on Jan. 23. After seeing its weekend series with Georgia State two weeks ago postponed due to COVID-19 issues inside the Panthers program, South earned a weekend sweep over Coastal Carolina last weekend. On Friday night, Central Michigan transfer Michael Flowers and Tyreke Locure scored 28 and 20 points respectively for the Jags. The Jags defense was the key to victory, as South Alabama held prohibitive Sun Belt Player of the Year favorite DeVante' Jones to just 10 points. On Saturday, it was again the duo of Flowers and Locure who led the Jags to the weekend sweep. Flowers scored 20 points, while Locure added a game-high 22. On Tuesday, the Jags earned a crucial road victory at Georgia State. After seeing a 65-53 lead with 5:25 left erased with a late 12-0 State run that tied the contest at 65, South used a triple from Locure and a John Petttway dunk to hold on for the 70-67 victory. The key sequence in that contest was a held ball with 37 ticks to play that set up the Pettway dunk. So far this season, Flowers and Locure have led the way for the Jags, averaging 22.1 points and 14.8 points respectively. Flowers leads the Sun Belt in points and 3-pointers per game. The transfer is third in the conference in percentage and has hit a conference-best 67 triples. Flowers is currently tied four fourth in the nation in scoring with Davion Warren of Hampton.
STORYLINES:
HOME COOKIN'
Troy closed its five-game homestand 4-1 overall. The Trojans had won seven straight at home and four straight overall before falling Saturday afternoon to Georgia Southern.
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
Troy is in the midst of a stretch of eight straight games played in the State of Alabama. The Trojans are an impressive 8-3 this season in Alabama. Troy is 7-1 this season at Trojan Arena and defeated North Alabama in Florence back on Dec. 10. Troy dropped a pair of road contests at UAB and Auburn, before suffering its first home last Saturday against Georgia Southern. In total, Troy will play 10 of its final 12 games in the state of Alabama. The lone games outside of Alabama will be next weekend's series at Georgia State (Feb. 19-20).
LEAVING HIS STAMP
Senior Nick Stampley has scored in double-figures in five consecutive games for the Trojans. The forward has recorded 10 of his 15 games with at least 10 points this season. Stampley leads the Trojans in points-per-game (11.8) and has scored 224 points, the second-most on the Trojans. Stampley is averaging 13 and seven in conference play.
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT
For rivalry week, Troy will return to playing on Thursday and Saturday. After adopting the Thursday/Saturday model for conference play, the Sun Belt announced that it would be switching to weekend divisional series this weekend that are played on Friday/Saturday.
LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE
The Trojans sit just a game-and-a-half behind first place Appalachian State. The Mountaineers will be idle this weekend due to COVID-19 issues inside their program. With a pair of victories over South this weekend, the Trojans could conceivably be just one game behind first place App State depending on the results of this weekend.
LIGHTS KAM ACTION
Freshman Kam Woods has been sensational so far this season. The Bessemer, Ala. product currently is second on the 2020-21 Trojans roster in points (11.6), first in 3-pointers made (27) and second in total points scored (208). The freshman currently leads the Sun Belt in points among freshman and has scored at least 20 points in three of his last seven games. Woods has four total 20 point games. The freshman missed Tuesday's contest against Spring Hill and Saturday's matchup against Georgia Southern but is projected to return this weekend.
LOCK DOWN DEFENSE
Troy is 8-1 this season when holding an opponent to six or fewer triples. After dropping a contest at UAB in the first instance, the Trojans have won eight straight games when holding a team to six or fewer triples. The Trojans are also 9-0 when holding an opponent to fewer than 30 percent shooting from deep.
ZAY DAY!
Junior Zay Williams contributed 11 points and 15 rebounds Saturday against Georgia Southern. Williams is now averaging 11.5 points per game and 8.7 rebounds. Williams ranks fifth in the conference in overall rebounding.
ROARING WATERS
Senior Khalyl Waters continues to impress this season. The combo guard is averaging 8.3 points a game and is shooting an impressive 63-of-70 (90.0%) percent from the line. His 90.0 percent mark is currently ranked 8th in the entire NCAA (min. 50 attempts) and leads the SBC. Waters has recorded at least 20 points twice this season. Waters scored a career-best 21 against Samford on Dec. 16.
DEFENSE HAS LED TO WINS
The Trojans were 7-1 last season when they held 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). The Trojans were also 8-1 last season when holding an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting. Troy's win over Samford is the first time that Troy won when a team shot better than 40 percent from the field and scored more than 65 (1-3). So far this season Troy is 8-1 when holding a team below 65 points and 8-1 when holding teams to 40 percent shooting or less.
REP THE 'T'
Head coach Scott Cross preaches the mantra that the toughest team always wins. So far this season Troy has taken 53 total charges in 20 games. The Trojans took three charges Friday against Georgia Southern and have taken at least two charges in every game except against where they failed to take one and the weekend finale against Ga Southern last weekend. Troy took 80 charges in 31 games a season ago. Nick Stampley took 32 of those 80 (40 percent). Stampley took his 50th career charge last night in just his 48th career game.
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