Troy University Athletics
Friday, March 1
San Marcos, Texas
7:15 p.m.
Troy University
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Texas State
Men’s Basketball Travels to Texas State for Regular Season Finale
2/29/2024 11:42:00 AM | Basketball (M)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy men's basketball team wraps up the regular season in the Lonestar State as it battles Texas State in San Marcos on Friday night. Tip-off is slated for 7:15 p.m.
Troy is coming off its second consecutive road win after defeating Louisiana 87-73 on Wednesday night in the CAJUNDOME. The victory marked Troy's 20th win of the season, and for the first time in D-I program history, have three straight 20-win seasons. They are also the only team in the Sun Belt to win 20 or more games in each of the last three seasons.
The win also guaranteed that Troy will be no lower than the No. 3 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, set to start in Pensacola next week.
Texas State is coming off a big 73-55 win over ULM at home on Tuesday night. If the season ended today, the Bobcats would occupy the No. 11 seed in Pensacola.
The Bobcats lead the all-time series 9-8, but the Trojans have won three straight matchups and look to cap off the season sweep after defeating Texas State 78-65 at Trojan Arena in January.
Game Information
The Matchup: Troy (20-10, 13-4 SBC) at Texas State (13-17, 6-11 SBC)
When: Friday, March 1, 2024 – 7:15 p.m.
Where: San Marcos, Texas – Strahan Arena (10,000)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com
Last Time Out
The Trojans dominated Louisiana on Wednesday night to pick up its first sweep of the Ragin' Cajuns since the 2004-05 season – the first year the teams met. Troy didn't shoot the ball particularly well from the field (38.5 percent) but had one of the best performances from the free-throw line in program history.
The Trojans converted on 38 of 42 free throw attempts for its second-most free throw makes in its D-I history and third-most ever. Troy's program record is 41, set against DeVry in the 258-point game. The Trojans also made 40-50 against Louisiana in 2017.
Tayton Conerway went 13-14 from the line to lead the way and seven of ten players who appeared in the game made at least two free throws.
Troy's defense made it tough for Louisiana to get much going and forced the Ragin' Cajuns into 20 turnovers. The Trojans also had 16 steals and were led by Conerway's team-high six. He's up to 61 steals on the season, which is first in the SBC and 21st in the nation. Myles Rigsby also added five steals while recording a career-high six assists.
Christyon Eugene led the Trojans offensively with 18 points and eight rebounds. Eugene has scored in double-digits in 25 of 30 games this season. He is averaging a team-high 15.4 points, good for sixth in the conference.
Also scoring in double figures for the Trojans were Conerway with 15, Victor Valdes with 13 and Aamer Muhammad with 12.
Flashback
On Jan. 24, Troy defeated Texas State 78-65 in Trojan Arena. Troy shot 54.2 percent from the field in its second-best shooting performance of the season.
The Trojans were down 52-50 with 12:36 remaining before the Trojan offense ripped off a 16-0 run over the course of nearly six minutes to go ahead 66-52. Rigsby scored a game-high 20 points, while Eugene added 17 and Conerway had 14.
Scouting Texas State
The Bobcats are winners of their last two games and are still in the fight to secure a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Texas State has four players scoring in double figures this season and is led by Tyrel Morgan's 14 points per game. In addition to his scoring, Morgan is also averaging a team-high eight rebounds.
Texas State has the third-ranked scoring defense in the conference and is allowing just 69.7 points. However, its offense is only scoring 68.5 points, which is last in the conference and 300th nationally.
Conference Notables and Tidbits
• The Trojans are the only team in the Sun Belt to win 20 or more games in each of the last three seasons and have won 20 games in three straight seasons for the first time in its D-I history.
• Troy's 38 made free throws on Saturday is the third most in program history. The Trojans had 41 against DeVry in the 258-point game and 40 against Louisiana in 2017.
• Christyon Eugene had 18 points on Wednesday night and has scored 10-plus points in 25 of 30 games this season. He's just nine points shy of 1,000 career points.
• The Trojans are guaranteed no worse than the No. 3 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament that's set to get underway next week in Pensacola.
• Going into Wednesday's game, Troy sits at 133 in the NET Rankings – third in the SBC. In the KenPom Ratings, the Trojans are sitting at 126 – third in the Sun Belt.
• According to KenPom.com, Troy is the youngest team in the Sun Belt and the 20th youngest team in the country.
• Troy has 88 combined starts by players who had not started a D-I game prior to this season.
Troy is coming off its second consecutive road win after defeating Louisiana 87-73 on Wednesday night in the CAJUNDOME. The victory marked Troy's 20th win of the season, and for the first time in D-I program history, have three straight 20-win seasons. They are also the only team in the Sun Belt to win 20 or more games in each of the last three seasons.
The win also guaranteed that Troy will be no lower than the No. 3 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, set to start in Pensacola next week.
Texas State is coming off a big 73-55 win over ULM at home on Tuesday night. If the season ended today, the Bobcats would occupy the No. 11 seed in Pensacola.
The Bobcats lead the all-time series 9-8, but the Trojans have won three straight matchups and look to cap off the season sweep after defeating Texas State 78-65 at Trojan Arena in January.
Game Information
The Matchup: Troy (20-10, 13-4 SBC) at Texas State (13-17, 6-11 SBC)
When: Friday, March 1, 2024 – 7:15 p.m.
Where: San Marcos, Texas – Strahan Arena (10,000)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Radio Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com
Last Time Out
The Trojans dominated Louisiana on Wednesday night to pick up its first sweep of the Ragin' Cajuns since the 2004-05 season – the first year the teams met. Troy didn't shoot the ball particularly well from the field (38.5 percent) but had one of the best performances from the free-throw line in program history.
The Trojans converted on 38 of 42 free throw attempts for its second-most free throw makes in its D-I history and third-most ever. Troy's program record is 41, set against DeVry in the 258-point game. The Trojans also made 40-50 against Louisiana in 2017.
Tayton Conerway went 13-14 from the line to lead the way and seven of ten players who appeared in the game made at least two free throws.
Troy's defense made it tough for Louisiana to get much going and forced the Ragin' Cajuns into 20 turnovers. The Trojans also had 16 steals and were led by Conerway's team-high six. He's up to 61 steals on the season, which is first in the SBC and 21st in the nation. Myles Rigsby also added five steals while recording a career-high six assists.
Christyon Eugene led the Trojans offensively with 18 points and eight rebounds. Eugene has scored in double-digits in 25 of 30 games this season. He is averaging a team-high 15.4 points, good for sixth in the conference.
Also scoring in double figures for the Trojans were Conerway with 15, Victor Valdes with 13 and Aamer Muhammad with 12.
Flashback
On Jan. 24, Troy defeated Texas State 78-65 in Trojan Arena. Troy shot 54.2 percent from the field in its second-best shooting performance of the season.
The Trojans were down 52-50 with 12:36 remaining before the Trojan offense ripped off a 16-0 run over the course of nearly six minutes to go ahead 66-52. Rigsby scored a game-high 20 points, while Eugene added 17 and Conerway had 14.
Scouting Texas State
The Bobcats are winners of their last two games and are still in the fight to secure a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Texas State has four players scoring in double figures this season and is led by Tyrel Morgan's 14 points per game. In addition to his scoring, Morgan is also averaging a team-high eight rebounds.
Texas State has the third-ranked scoring defense in the conference and is allowing just 69.7 points. However, its offense is only scoring 68.5 points, which is last in the conference and 300th nationally.
Conference Notables and Tidbits
• The Trojans are the only team in the Sun Belt to win 20 or more games in each of the last three seasons and have won 20 games in three straight seasons for the first time in its D-I history.
• Troy's 38 made free throws on Saturday is the third most in program history. The Trojans had 41 against DeVry in the 258-point game and 40 against Louisiana in 2017.
• Christyon Eugene had 18 points on Wednesday night and has scored 10-plus points in 25 of 30 games this season. He's just nine points shy of 1,000 career points.
• The Trojans are guaranteed no worse than the No. 3 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament that's set to get underway next week in Pensacola.
• Going into Wednesday's game, Troy sits at 133 in the NET Rankings – third in the SBC. In the KenPom Ratings, the Trojans are sitting at 126 – third in the Sun Belt.
• According to KenPom.com, Troy is the youngest team in the Sun Belt and the 20th youngest team in the country.
• Troy has 88 combined starts by players who had not started a D-I game prior to this season.
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