Troy University Athletics
Tuesday, December 17
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
7-4,0-0Sun Belt
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LaGrange College
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Troy
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Troy Thrashes LaGrange, 105-60
12/17/2024 11:06:00 PM | Basketball (M)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy men's basketball team wrapped up its home non-conference slate with an emphatic 105-60 win over LaGrange College on Tuesday night inside Trojan Arena.
Troy (7-4) scored in triple-figures for the first time since Dec. 12, 2023, when it defeated SUNO 110-63. Randarious Jones tied his career-high on Tuesday night with a game-best 15 points on 5-6 shooting. The first time he scored 15 points was in Troy's win over SUNO last season.
The Trojans finished the game shooting 52.9 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from the field. The entire roster – minus the three Trojans redshirting this season – registered points in the game. In Saturday's win, 13 of the 14 players scored. In addition to Jones, Thomas Dowd (12), Jerrell Bellamy (10) and Theo Seng (10) scored in double-figures. The Trojans got a season-high 66 points from the bench.
Troy came out of the gate strong, taking a 12-4 lead into the first media timeout. Marcus Rigsby Jr. had six of Troy's first 12 points. The Trojans continued to extend its lead as the half progressed and were leading the Panthers 46-29 at the under-four media timeout. Going into the halftime break, Troy was leading 55-34. The Trojans 55 first-half points were its most in the first 20 minutes of a game since it had 55 against Old Dominion on Jan. 4, 2024.
Jones had 10 of his 15 points in the half. Thirteen of Troy's 14 players scored in the first half. Dowd, Rigsby Jr., and Jackson Fields had six points in the frame. The Trojans shot 52.5 percent in the half. On defense, Troy forced LaGrange into 11 first-half turnovers and held the Panthers to 27.6 percent shooting.
Troy opened the second half on a 12-0 run to balloon its lead to 33. The Trojans offense and defense continued to dominate, and Troy saw its biggest lead of the night – 47 – with 7:37 remaining in the game. Seng had eight points to lead the Trojans in the final 20 minutes.
The rebounding battle went the way of the Trojans, as they dominated the glass 50-32. It was Troy's second-straight game with 50 or more rebounds after grabbing 54 against Middle Georgia State on Saturday. Troy also had 23 offensive rebounds, which are its most since Jan. 19, 2023, when it had 22 against James Madison in Trojan Arena. Fields had nine rebounds to lead all players.
Defensively, Troy tied its season-high with 15 steals. Five players had two or more steals, while Tayton Conerway led with three steals.
Troy also led in points off turnovers (22-12), points in the paint (50-20), fastbreak points (26-11) and bench points (66-29).
LaGrange was led by Kameron McCall with 12 points, while Devin Dowell had 10.
Quotable – head coach Scott Cross
"That was a good tune-up. I am happy every single one of our guys got an opportunity to play and score. All the guys who played tonight do so much for our team and to prepare us. Even the guys who don't play as much, make us better. I was glad they had the opportunity to go out there and play. As you can see, we have some really good players that sometimes don't get to play in games."
Up Next
Troy opens up its conference slate on Saturday afternoon in Trojan Arena when it welcomes Georgia State for a 1 p.m. tipoff. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+ and the Troy Sports Media Network, with live stats available on Troystats.com.
Game 11 Notables
• Randarius Jones had a game-high 15 points on 5-6 shooting. The 15 points tied his career-high which was set on Dec. 12, 2023, against SUNO.
• Tuesday was Troy's first triple-digit scoring performance since it had 110 against SUNO on Dec. 12, 2023.
• All 14 Troy players who are active this season scored on Tuesday. On Saturday, Troy had 13 of its 14 player's score.
• The Trojans had its second-straight 50-rebound game after recording 50 on Tuesday. It had 54 on Saturday against Middle Georgia State. The Trojans also had 23 offensive rebounds, it most since Jan. 19, 2023, when it had 22 against James Madison.
• Troy's 55 first-half points were its most in the first 20 minutes of a game since it had 55 against Old Dominion on Jan. 4, 2024.
• Randarius Jones (15), Thomas Dowd (12), Jerrell Bellamy (10) and Theo Seng (10) scored in double-figures.
• Troy is 21-4 all-time against LaGrange.
Troy (7-4) scored in triple-figures for the first time since Dec. 12, 2023, when it defeated SUNO 110-63. Randarious Jones tied his career-high on Tuesday night with a game-best 15 points on 5-6 shooting. The first time he scored 15 points was in Troy's win over SUNO last season.
The Trojans finished the game shooting 52.9 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from the field. The entire roster – minus the three Trojans redshirting this season – registered points in the game. In Saturday's win, 13 of the 14 players scored. In addition to Jones, Thomas Dowd (12), Jerrell Bellamy (10) and Theo Seng (10) scored in double-figures. The Trojans got a season-high 66 points from the bench.
Troy came out of the gate strong, taking a 12-4 lead into the first media timeout. Marcus Rigsby Jr. had six of Troy's first 12 points. The Trojans continued to extend its lead as the half progressed and were leading the Panthers 46-29 at the under-four media timeout. Going into the halftime break, Troy was leading 55-34. The Trojans 55 first-half points were its most in the first 20 minutes of a game since it had 55 against Old Dominion on Jan. 4, 2024.
Jones had 10 of his 15 points in the half. Thirteen of Troy's 14 players scored in the first half. Dowd, Rigsby Jr., and Jackson Fields had six points in the frame. The Trojans shot 52.5 percent in the half. On defense, Troy forced LaGrange into 11 first-half turnovers and held the Panthers to 27.6 percent shooting.
Troy opened the second half on a 12-0 run to balloon its lead to 33. The Trojans offense and defense continued to dominate, and Troy saw its biggest lead of the night – 47 – with 7:37 remaining in the game. Seng had eight points to lead the Trojans in the final 20 minutes.
The rebounding battle went the way of the Trojans, as they dominated the glass 50-32. It was Troy's second-straight game with 50 or more rebounds after grabbing 54 against Middle Georgia State on Saturday. Troy also had 23 offensive rebounds, which are its most since Jan. 19, 2023, when it had 22 against James Madison in Trojan Arena. Fields had nine rebounds to lead all players.
Defensively, Troy tied its season-high with 15 steals. Five players had two or more steals, while Tayton Conerway led with three steals.
Troy also led in points off turnovers (22-12), points in the paint (50-20), fastbreak points (26-11) and bench points (66-29).
LaGrange was led by Kameron McCall with 12 points, while Devin Dowell had 10.
Quotable – head coach Scott Cross
"That was a good tune-up. I am happy every single one of our guys got an opportunity to play and score. All the guys who played tonight do so much for our team and to prepare us. Even the guys who don't play as much, make us better. I was glad they had the opportunity to go out there and play. As you can see, we have some really good players that sometimes don't get to play in games."
Up Next
Troy opens up its conference slate on Saturday afternoon in Trojan Arena when it welcomes Georgia State for a 1 p.m. tipoff. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+ and the Troy Sports Media Network, with live stats available on Troystats.com.
Game 11 Notables
• Randarius Jones had a game-high 15 points on 5-6 shooting. The 15 points tied his career-high which was set on Dec. 12, 2023, against SUNO.
• Tuesday was Troy's first triple-digit scoring performance since it had 110 against SUNO on Dec. 12, 2023.
• All 14 Troy players who are active this season scored on Tuesday. On Saturday, Troy had 13 of its 14 player's score.
• The Trojans had its second-straight 50-rebound game after recording 50 on Tuesday. It had 54 on Saturday against Middle Georgia State. The Trojans also had 23 offensive rebounds, it most since Jan. 19, 2023, when it had 22 against James Madison.
• Troy's 55 first-half points were its most in the first 20 minutes of a game since it had 55 against Old Dominion on Jan. 4, 2024.
• Randarius Jones (15), Thomas Dowd (12), Jerrell Bellamy (10) and Theo Seng (10) scored in double-figures.
• Troy is 21-4 all-time against LaGrange.
Team Stats
LAG
TROY
FG%
.298
.529
3FG%
.368
.345
FT%
.679
.697
RB
32
50
TO
21
15
STL
11
15
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
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