Troy University Athletics
Thursday, January 30
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
vs
Georgia Southern
Men’s Basketball Welcomes Georgia Southern to Trojan Arena
1/29/2025 2:07:00 PM | Basketball (M)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy men's basketball team is in the midst of another strong season at home and looks to extend its two-game winning streak on Thursday night as it welcomes Georgia Southern to Trojan Arena.
Troy (13-7, 6-3) is coming off a pair of crucial home victories over South Alabama and Southern Miss last week, while Georgia Southern (11-10, 4-5 SBC) loss to Marshall at home on Saturday.
Game Information
The Matchup: Georgia Southern at Troy
When: Thursday, January 29, 2025 | 6 p.m.
Where: Troy, Ala. | Trojan Arena (5,200)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Media Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com
Tickets: TroyTrojans.com/tickets
The Trojans got strong showings in Monday night's win from Tayton Conerway (17 points) and Thomas Dowd (15 points, nine rebounds) to help push Troy to second in the Sun Belt standings, just one game back of Arkansas State.
Since Sun Belt play got underway at the end of December, Conerway is fourth in the conference in scoring at 17.3 points. He's doing so in an efficient fashion, shooting 52 percent from the field, while going 42.3 percent from distance. He's also second in conference play in assists with 6.2 per game, while leading 3.8 steals per game.
On the season, Conerway is third in the country in steals (65) and third in steals per game (3.3). He is also second overall in the conference with 100 assists, a mark that is 53rd in the country.
Thanks to strong play from Dowd and Jackson Fields this season, Troy is one of the better rebounding teams in the country. The Trojans are 14th nationally in offensive rebounds per game at 14.1, which is second in the Sun Belt. Troy's rebounding margin of +6.3 leads the conference and is 14th among D-I programs.
Troy has also been strong in the blocking department this season, averaging 4.5 blocks per game to rank 55th in the country. Myles Rigsby has a team-high 15 blocks, while Jerrell Bellamy had 14 and Randarius Jones has 10.
The Trojan's defense has been an area of strength this year, allowing 65.6 points which is third in the Sun Belt and 39th in the country. Troy is 5-1 in Sun Belt play when limiting its opponent to under 70 points, and 4-0 when under 60 points. Troy's opponents are shooting 41.2 percent from the field this year.
Scouting Georgia Southern
This will be the Eagles first trip to Troy since February of 2021. Georgia Southern split its previous two games, beating Coastal Carolina but falling to Marshall. Adante' Holiman is leading the charge with a team-high 16.7 points. Georgia Southern is one of the deeper teams in the country, ranking 17th in bench points per game.
Georgia Southern leads the all-time series 16-12. Troy has won the last two meetings, including a 84-63 victory in Statesboro last season.
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 93-83 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 defeated in-state rival South Alabama on Saturday night in front of the third largest crowd in program history (5,041). It was Troy's fourth consecutive win over South Alabama at home.
• Tayton Conerway has scored in double-digits in all nine conference games this year, and has six games of 15-plus points.
• Conerway's career-high 32 points against Arkansas State was the first time a Trojan has scored 30-plus points since 2019.
• Against ULM on Jan. 15, Conerway had the first double-double of his career with 10 points and a career-high 12 assists.
• Conerway had 17 points, four assists, four rebounds and three steals in Troy's win over Southern Miss on Monday.
• 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.
• Troy leads the Sun Belt in rebounding margin at +6.3 (32nd in D-I)
• The Trojans are second in the conference in bench points per game (26.2), offensive rebounds per game (14.1), turnovers forced per game (14.2) and steals per game (9.6).
• Scott Cross has started 17 of 20 games this season with the same starting lineup (Rigsby Jr., Conerway, Rigsby, Dowd and Fields).
• Cross has only used three different lineup variations this season. Fields, Dowd and Conerway have started all 20 games.
Troy (13-7, 6-3) is coming off a pair of crucial home victories over South Alabama and Southern Miss last week, while Georgia Southern (11-10, 4-5 SBC) loss to Marshall at home on Saturday.
Game Information
The Matchup: Georgia Southern at Troy
When: Thursday, January 29, 2025 | 6 p.m.
Where: Troy, Ala. | Trojan Arena (5,200)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Media Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com
Tickets: TroyTrojans.com/tickets
The Trojans got strong showings in Monday night's win from Tayton Conerway (17 points) and Thomas Dowd (15 points, nine rebounds) to help push Troy to second in the Sun Belt standings, just one game back of Arkansas State.
Since Sun Belt play got underway at the end of December, Conerway is fourth in the conference in scoring at 17.3 points. He's doing so in an efficient fashion, shooting 52 percent from the field, while going 42.3 percent from distance. He's also second in conference play in assists with 6.2 per game, while leading 3.8 steals per game.
On the season, Conerway is third in the country in steals (65) and third in steals per game (3.3). He is also second overall in the conference with 100 assists, a mark that is 53rd in the country.
Thanks to strong play from Dowd and Jackson Fields this season, Troy is one of the better rebounding teams in the country. The Trojans are 14th nationally in offensive rebounds per game at 14.1, which is second in the Sun Belt. Troy's rebounding margin of +6.3 leads the conference and is 14th among D-I programs.
Troy has also been strong in the blocking department this season, averaging 4.5 blocks per game to rank 55th in the country. Myles Rigsby has a team-high 15 blocks, while Jerrell Bellamy had 14 and Randarius Jones has 10.
The Trojan's defense has been an area of strength this year, allowing 65.6 points which is third in the Sun Belt and 39th in the country. Troy is 5-1 in Sun Belt play when limiting its opponent to under 70 points, and 4-0 when under 60 points. Troy's opponents are shooting 41.2 percent from the field this year.
Scouting Georgia Southern
This will be the Eagles first trip to Troy since February of 2021. Georgia Southern split its previous two games, beating Coastal Carolina but falling to Marshall. Adante' Holiman is leading the charge with a team-high 16.7 points. Georgia Southern is one of the deeper teams in the country, ranking 17th in bench points per game.
Georgia Southern leads the all-time series 16-12. Troy has won the last two meetings, including a 84-63 victory in Statesboro last season.
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 93-83 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 defeated in-state rival South Alabama on Saturday night in front of the third largest crowd in program history (5,041). It was Troy's fourth consecutive win over South Alabama at home.
• Tayton Conerway has scored in double-digits in all nine conference games this year, and has six games of 15-plus points.
• Conerway's career-high 32 points against Arkansas State was the first time a Trojan has scored 30-plus points since 2019.
• Against ULM on Jan. 15, Conerway had the first double-double of his career with 10 points and a career-high 12 assists.
• Conerway had 17 points, four assists, four rebounds and three steals in Troy's win over Southern Miss on Monday.
• 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.
• Troy leads the Sun Belt in rebounding margin at +6.3 (32nd in D-I)
• The Trojans are second in the conference in bench points per game (26.2), offensive rebounds per game (14.1), turnovers forced per game (14.2) and steals per game (9.6).
• Scott Cross has started 17 of 20 games this season with the same starting lineup (Rigsby Jr., Conerway, Rigsby, Dowd and Fields).
• Cross has only used three different lineup variations this season. Fields, Dowd and Conerway have started all 20 games.
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