Men’s Basketball Travels to ULM on Wednesday

Wednesday, January 15

Monroe, La.

6:30 p.m.

Troy University

ULM

Men’s Basketball Travels to ULM on Wednesday

1/14/2025 1:18:00 PM | Basketball (M)

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TROY, Ala. – Coming off a pair of tightly contested games in Trojan Arena, the Troy men's basketball team heads to Monroe for a showdown with ULM on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

Troy (10-6, 3-2 SBC) is looking to get back into the win column after dropping games to Texas State on Thursday and preseason favorite Arkansas State on Saturday afternoon. The Trojans led at halftime in both games but couldn't quite put them away in the second half. ULM (4-14, 0-5 SBC) has lost seven straight games, with its last win coming on Dec. 11 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Game Information
The Matchup: Troy at ULM
When: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.
Where: Monroe, La. | Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,000)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Media Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com

The Trojans we're leading by nine at halftime of both games last week but couldn't come away with the win. Despite the losses, Troy led for 66:31 and trailed for just 5:13.

Tayton Conerway was phenomenal, especially on Saturday, as the senior guard recorded a career-high 32 points on 8-12 shooting – 4-7 from distance – while also dishing out seven assists. Saturday was the first time a Trojan scored 30 points in a game since Jan. 26, 2019, when Jordan Varnado had 33 points against Louisiana.

Conerway also had four rebounds and four steals to compliment his offensive showing. He is up to a conference-leading 50 steals this season and 3.13 steals per game. Both marks are good for fourth in the country. Conerway is also 91st nationally and sixth in the Sun Belt with 71 assists.

Troy's struggles last week did not come on the offensive side of the court, as the Trojans shot a combined 46.9 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from 3-point range and 74.6 percent from the line. In addition to Conerway's strong offense, Theo Seng also had a career-high 18 points on 6-7 shooting, while playing a season-high 22 minutes.

Defensively, Troy has been solid this season as it only gives up 67.1 points per game, which is the third fewest in the conference and 66th fewest among Division I teams. The Trojans continue to force turnovers at a high rate, as its opponents are giving the ball away 14.3 times per game, which is just behind South Alabama in the Sun Belt. However, in Thursday's loss it forced just 13 turnovers and eight in Saturday's game.

Scouting ULM
This is the 28th all-time meeting between the programs, with Troy leading the series 16-11. The Trojans have won the last five contests, and the last three in Monroe. Troy is 9-5 when playing in the Fant-Ewing Coliseum.

The Warhawks have three players scoring in double-digits this season and are led by Jalen Bolden and his 13.0 points per game. ULM is scoring 71.5 points per game, while giving up 73.8 to its foes.

Notables
• Scott Cross is in his sixth season at the helm for Troy men's basketball, and his 18th as a Division I men's basketball head coach. While at Troy he has put together an 90-82 record, which includes three straight seasons of 20 or more wins. In each of those three seasons, he has also led the Trojans to 10 or more conference wins.
• Troy went 0-2 last week at home against Texas State and Arkansas State. It's the first time the Trojans have lost back-to-back games at home since the 2019 season.
• Tayton Conerway had a career-high 32 points against Arkansas State on Saturday. It's the first time a Trojan has scored 30-plus points since 2019.
• Troy's last road trip saw it go 2-0 with wins over App State and Marshall. Conerway was named the Sun Belt Men's Basketball Player of the Week after the strong showing.
• The Trojans entered 2024-25 picked to finish third in the Sun Belt Coaches Preseason Poll, which is the highest it had been selected to finish since the start of the 2017-18 season. Troy received one first-place vote.
• The Trojans are second in the conference in bench points per game (27.6), free throw percentage (72.7), free throws made per game (16.1), rebound margin (+5.4), offensive rebounds per game (13.4), turnovers forced per game (14.25) and steals per game (9.6).
• Scott Cross has started 15 of 16 games this season with the same starting lineup (Rigsby Jr., Conerway, Rigsby, Dowd and Fields). Troy had its first different lineup on Saturday, as Cooper Campbell and Victor Valdes replaced Marcus Rigsby Jr., and Myles Rigsby.