Troy Returns Home to Face the Red Wolves

Thursday, February 10

Troy, Ala.

6 p.m.

Troy University

Arkansas State

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2/9/2022 3:52:00 PM | Basketball (M)

By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – After finishing its Peach State swing with a sweep over Georgia Southern, 61-52, Troy comes home to Trojan Arena to face Arkansas State at 6 p.m.

The Trojans (16-7, 7-3 SBC) enter the matchup on a three-game winning streak and a guaranteed winning season for the first time since the 2016-17 season.

Completing the Peach State Sweep
Duke Miles led the team to victory over the Eagles on both sides of the ball, scoring 11 points, forcing a career-high six steals and dishing out eight assists.

The Trojans entered the half leading by 12 points, 35-23, before committing four turnovers on four straight possessions to start the second.

Troy found itself down by two, 39-37, after a 16-2 run by the Eagles.

After Jakevan Leftridge stopped the bleeding with a free throw and Miles nailed one from deep, Troy relaunched its lead to double-digits with a 14-6 run.

Georgia Southern gave one last fight before the Trojans finished the job, capturing their first win in Hanner Fieldhouse since 2015.

We're Coming Home
Location: Troy, Ala. - Trojan Arena
The Matchup: Troy (16-7, 7-3 SBC) vs. Arkansas State (15-6, 6-3 SBC)
When: Thursday, February 10 – 6:00 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com

We Have the Advantage
Troy leads the series 13-11.

The Trojans are victorious in six of their last 10 against the Red Wolves (15-6, 6-3 SBC), with their last win coming on Feb. 9, 2019, 84-79.

Recent history between the programs has been nail biters with three of the last five games finishing in overtime.

The most recent overtime game saw the Red Wolves end a four-game winning streak for the Trojans in the series.

The Trojans had victory in sight with 5:39 remaining, leading 57-47 before the Red Wolves finished regulation outscoring Troy 29-11.

The momentum carried into overtime as Arkansas State opened it with a 10-0 run to seize the victory, 76-68.

Aiming at Arkansas State
The Red Wolves are the role models of the Sun Belt regarding assists, leading the conference with 16.5 per game.

Entering Thursday, Arkansas State is 7-3 in its last 10 games after splitting its homestand against the Bayou State teams.

Norchad Omier has been a force for the Red Wolves, ranking third in scoring (16.9) and leading the conference in rebounds per game at 12.1 - the only player averaging a double-double in the SBC.

Eye These Numbers
• The Trojans return to Trojan Arena for the first time since their game against South Alabama, which was in front of the third-highest attendance in program history at 4,546.
• Troy shot 39.6 percent from the field in their win over Georgia Southern, marking the second-straight game the team shot under 40 percent and still won the game - the only two this season.
• Miles has been the equivalent of a swiss-army knife this season, producing on both sides of the ball. In the victory over Georgia Southern, Miles finished with a career-high six steals - his team-high ninth game with two or more steals.
• Troy forced 20 Eagle turnovers on Saturday, marking the first time since December 13, 2020, that the Trojans caused 20 or more turnovers in a game - 25 against Central Baptist.
• The Trojans completed the Peach State sweep this past weekend, beating Georgia State and Georgia Southern - the first sweep in Coach Cross's career.