Troy Drops Shootout to Coastal Carolina

Thursday, February 16

Troy, Ala.

6 p.m.

Troy University

16-10,11-4Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina

12-14,7-8Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina

Troy

2/16/2023 9:22:00 PM | Basketball (W)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Troy lost its second-straight Sun Belt home game for the first time in seven years after falling, 99-97, to Coastal Carolina Thursday night in Trojan Arena.

Coastal Carolina (12-14, 7-8 SBC) hit 16 3-pointers in the game, with Deaja Richardson connecting on 8-of-9 from beyond the arc after entering the game as just a 28 percent shooter from deep. The Chanticleers also took advantage of a frequent whistle hitting 27-of-36 free throws on 29 Troy fouls, nine more than its season average.

Nia Daniel tied the game for the Trojans (16-10, 11-4), hitting a pair of free throws with 1:27 to play, erasing a 5-point Coastal advantage in less than a minute. However, Coastal scored six of the game's final 10 points – all from the free throw line – to snap a seven-game losing streak to the Trojans.

Troy slipped into a three-way tie with James Madison and Old Dominion for first place in the Sun Belt standings with three games remaining; the Dukes and Monarchs meet on Saturday.

The game turned midway through the fourth quarter after Ja'Mia Hollings put the Trojans up 79-76 with 6:54 remaining. The Chants hit three 3-pointers in a span of 52 seconds to take an 85-79 lead.

Amber Leggett posted her third double-double of the season with 25 points and 14 rebounds, Daniel added 20 points, Hollings had 18 points and Jashanti Simmons finished with 13 points. Makayia Hallmon dropped in 11 points and dished out seven assists.

Richardson finished with a game-high 31 points, while Aja Blount scored 22 points, thanks to 10-of-10 from the free throw line, as she was the beneficiary of nine fouls called in her favor.

Troy wraps up its home schedule Saturday playing host to App State (9-17, 5-10) on Senior Day in Trojan Arena, tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Notable
• Troy extended its streak of games with 75-plus points to 19 straight games, the longest streak in the country.
• Troy has scored 84-plus points in 10 of its last 11 meetings against Coastal Carolina with seven games of 90-plus points.
• Troy has shot 41 percent or better from the floor in 12 of its last 18 games after connecting on 40 percent or fewer of its shots in the first eight games of the season. The Trojans shot 45.7 percent from the floor against the Chants
• Troy has made 30-plus field goals in 11 of its last 12 games; the Trojans did so just twice in the first nine games of the season. The Trojans were 37-of-81 from the floor against Coastal Carolina.
• Troy had 30 offensive rebounds in the game, marking the fifth time it has topped the 30-offensive rebound mark this season. The Trojans entered the day with 75 more offensive rebounds than any other team in the country.
• The Trojans had 15 steals in the game and have recorded double-digit steals in a game 16 times this season; Troy is 12-4 in those games. Conversely, Troy has surrendered double-digit steals just four times this season.
• Troy has outrebounded nine of its last 10 opponents after outrebounding the Chants 46-29 in the game.