Troy Cruises Past LaGrange, 101-47

Saturday, December 6

Troy, Ala.

3:33 p.m.

Troy University

6-5,0-0Sun Belt

101

LaGrange

4-2,0-0CCS

LaGrange

Troy

101

12/6/2025 6:52:00 PM | Basketball (M)

Box Score Troy vs. LaGrange (PDF)Scott Cross Press Conference Players Press Conference

TROY, Ala. – Troy men's basketball (6-5) put together a wire-to-wire win over LaGrange, 101-47, inside Trojan Arena on Saturday afternoon. All 11 players who saw the court scored at least three points, with redshirt freshman Evan Griffin leading the team with a career-high 14 points.

The Trojans scored a season-high 60 points in the first half, marking their second-highest scoring output in a regulation game this season. Troy led by as much as 61 at the 12:49 mark of the second half.

LaGrange (4-3) was paced by 12 points from Devin Dowell, while Ford Barnes added 10. The Panthers shot just 28.1 percent from the field and were 6-for-17 from the free-throw line.

Troy jumped out to the lead right from the start of the game, holding a 9-2 advantage at the first media timeout. Troy then scored 16 of the next 17 points to take a lopsided 25-3 lead, capped off by a Javen Colbert three. Colbert finished the game with two made three-pointers and nine points overall.

Troy went to the locker room with a 60-17 lead, shooting 56.4 percent from the field.

The second half began much like the first, as Troy opened on a 23-5 run. Jerrell Bellamy threw down one of his five dunks during the span.

LaGrange then played its best basketball of the game, scoring seven-straight in just over a minute.

The Panthers held their own in the second half, despite being outscored 41-30 over the 20 minutes.

Austin Cross's second three-pointer of the game pushed Troy past the century mark, as Troy closed out a 101-47 victory.

Quotable – Head Coach Scott Cross

"Our freshman did a really good job. I thought Javen [Colbert] played great at the point guard; Emmanuel [Clarton] brought some toughness and grit. He creates a little bit of chaos defensively. And I thought Evan [Griffin] gave us some great minutes. It was good to get him out here and see him contribute. He is going to be a good basketball player for us."

Notables

Troy's 60 first half points are its most since Troy scored 66 points in the opening 20 minutes against Southern-New Orleans on Nov. 23, 2022.
Jerrell Bellamy, Javen Colbert, and Emmanuel Clarton all made their first career starts.
Bellamy finished with the first double-double of his career (10 points, 11 rebounds). His 11 rebounds were a career high.
Seven players finished in double figures for the Trojans; the first time since earlier this season against Pensacola Christian (Nov. 11)
Troy surpassed the 25-assist threshold for the first time since Dec. 12, 2023 against SUNO. In both games, the Trojans dished out 26 assists.
Emmanuel Clarton set new career highs in points (11), rebounds (5), assists (2), and steals (3).
Fellow freshman Javen Colbert set highs in rebounds (4) and assists (6).
Cooper Campbell's four steals were a career high.
Austin Cross pulled down a career-high four rebounds.
Troy is now 22-4 all-time against LaGrange.