Troy University Athletics
Saturday, January 4
Huntington, W.Va.
3 p.m.
Troy University
at
Marshall
Troy Gears Up for Showdown with Marshall
1/3/2025 5:16:00 PM | Basketball (M)
TROY, Ala. – Following a crucial win on Thursday night at App State, the Troy men's basketball team will wrap up its first conference road trip of the season on Saturday afternoon as it takes on Marshall at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va. Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m.
Game Information
The Matchup: Troy (9-4, 2-0 SBC) at Marshall (8-7, 1-1 SBC)
When: Saturday, Jan. 3, 2025 | 3 p.m. CT
Where: Huntington, W.Va. | Cam Henderson Center (9,048)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Media Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com
The Trojans got solid play across the board on Thursday night in Boone, as it defeated App State 69-61 to move to 2-0 to open conference play. Senior guard Tayton Conerway was tremendous for Troy, tieing his career-high in scoring with 16 points. He was a perfect 4-4 from the field, with all attempts coming from 3-point range. He also had a career-high eight assists, which are also the most by a Trojan this season.
Conerway leads the team in assists this season and has recorded three or more in 11 of 13 games. He also leads Troy and the Sun Belt in the steals department. His 36 total steals this season is sixth in the country. He has two or more steals in 11 games this year.
Thursday was Troy's first win of the season in which it scored less than 70 points. The Trojans have been one of the better offensive teams in the Sun Belt this season, as its second in bench points per game (29.15), fastbreak points (13.15), field goal percentage (45.7, free throw percentage (72.0) and offensive rebounds per game (13.92).
Troy is also leading the conference in rebounding margin (+6.8). Troy has outrebounded its opponents in nine games this season and is 7-2 (2-0 SBC) in those games. Nationally, the Trojans are 44th in this category.
Scouting Marshall
The Thundering Herd are coming off a 77-71 win over Texas State on Thursday night. Dezayne Mingo led all scorers with 23 points, while also adding five rebounds and five assists. Mikal Dawson is leading Marshall with 13.2 points per game this season. Obinna Anochili-Killen (12.8) and Mingo (11.5) are also scoring in double figures this season.
The two teams met last season in Alabama, which saw Troy come away with an 82-66 win on Feb. 7 inside Trojan Arena. Myles Rigsby had a team-high 19 points, while Conerway added 13. Thomas Dowd recorded a double-double with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
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 89-80 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 picked up a crucial win on the road against App State to open its away Sun Belt schedule. The Trojans defeated the Mountaineers 69-61, and got a career performance from Tayton Conerway, who led the way with 16 points.
• He made a career-high four 3-pointers and dished out a career-best eight assists. Conerway was a perfect 4-4 from the field – all coming from distance.
• Troy held App State to 37.5 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from distance. The Trojans shot 43.9 percent and made 12 3-pointers, a season high.
• The Trojans have now opened their Sun Belt schedule 2-0 in back-to-back seasons.
• 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 Conference in rebound margin (+6.8) this season. Troy has outrebounded its opponents in nine games this season. Troy is 7-2 (2-0 SBC) in those games. Nationally, the Trojans are ranked 44th in this category.
• The Trojans are second in the conference in bench points per game (29.15), fastbreak points (13.15), field goal percentage (45.7), free throw percentage (72.0), turnovers forced per game (14.85), steals per game (10.0) and offensive rebounds per game (13.92).
• Scott Cross has started all 13 games this season with the same starting lineup (Rigsby Jr., Conerway, Rigsby, Dowd and Fields). The longest streak of the same starting lineup last season was six games.
Game Information
The Matchup: Troy (9-4, 2-0 SBC) at Marshall (8-7, 1-1 SBC)
When: Saturday, Jan. 3, 2025 | 3 p.m. CT
Where: Huntington, W.Va. | Cam Henderson Center (9,048)
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Troy Sports Media Network
Live Stats: Troystats.com
The Trojans got solid play across the board on Thursday night in Boone, as it defeated App State 69-61 to move to 2-0 to open conference play. Senior guard Tayton Conerway was tremendous for Troy, tieing his career-high in scoring with 16 points. He was a perfect 4-4 from the field, with all attempts coming from 3-point range. He also had a career-high eight assists, which are also the most by a Trojan this season.
Conerway leads the team in assists this season and has recorded three or more in 11 of 13 games. He also leads Troy and the Sun Belt in the steals department. His 36 total steals this season is sixth in the country. He has two or more steals in 11 games this year.
Thursday was Troy's first win of the season in which it scored less than 70 points. The Trojans have been one of the better offensive teams in the Sun Belt this season, as its second in bench points per game (29.15), fastbreak points (13.15), field goal percentage (45.7, free throw percentage (72.0) and offensive rebounds per game (13.92).
Troy is also leading the conference in rebounding margin (+6.8). Troy has outrebounded its opponents in nine games this season and is 7-2 (2-0 SBC) in those games. Nationally, the Trojans are 44th in this category.
Scouting Marshall
The Thundering Herd are coming off a 77-71 win over Texas State on Thursday night. Dezayne Mingo led all scorers with 23 points, while also adding five rebounds and five assists. Mikal Dawson is leading Marshall with 13.2 points per game this season. Obinna Anochili-Killen (12.8) and Mingo (11.5) are also scoring in double figures this season.
The two teams met last season in Alabama, which saw Troy come away with an 82-66 win on Feb. 7 inside Trojan Arena. Myles Rigsby had a team-high 19 points, while Conerway added 13. Thomas Dowd recorded a double-double with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
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 89-80 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 picked up a crucial win on the road against App State to open its away Sun Belt schedule. The Trojans defeated the Mountaineers 69-61, and got a career performance from Tayton Conerway, who led the way with 16 points.
• He made a career-high four 3-pointers and dished out a career-best eight assists. Conerway was a perfect 4-4 from the field – all coming from distance.
• Troy held App State to 37.5 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from distance. The Trojans shot 43.9 percent and made 12 3-pointers, a season high.
• The Trojans have now opened their Sun Belt schedule 2-0 in back-to-back seasons.
• 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 Conference in rebound margin (+6.8) this season. Troy has outrebounded its opponents in nine games this season. Troy is 7-2 (2-0 SBC) in those games. Nationally, the Trojans are ranked 44th in this category.
• The Trojans are second in the conference in bench points per game (29.15), fastbreak points (13.15), field goal percentage (45.7), free throw percentage (72.0), turnovers forced per game (14.85), steals per game (10.0) and offensive rebounds per game (13.92).
• Scott Cross has started all 13 games this season with the same starting lineup (Rigsby Jr., Conerway, Rigsby, Dowd and Fields). The longest streak of the same starting lineup last season was six games.
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