Category: Men’s Basketball

(Photo/Pawan Khanal) Sophomore guard Tahj Small tied his season-high of 12 points against Louisiana on Thursday. Kennedy Roy Staff Writer Troy men’s basketball lost home games to Louisiana-Monroe and Louisiana at Trojan Arena last week by a combined total of seven points. The team’s record is now 9-18 overall and 5-11 in the Sun Belt Conference with four games remaining in the regular season. Against Louisiana-Monroe, the Trojans fell to the Warhawks despite a last push in the second half 74-71. Defense was the difference in Thursday’s game, and the…

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(Photo/Rojan Maharjan) Sophomore guard Tahj Small scored a season-high 12 points in Friday loss to South Alabama. Kennedy Roy Staff Writer Troy men’s basketball lost to in-state rival South Alabama 70-66 last Friday in Trojan Arena in front of a crowd of 4,523.  The crowd was the second-largest for the season behind the opening game against UAB. After the game, Head Coach Scott Cross talked about the home crowd on Friday’s game.  “The crowd was awesome tonight and gave us a huge lift,” Cross said. “South was up seven or eight…

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(Photo/Pawan Khanal) Guard Desmond Williams goes up against a Red Wolves defender on Saturday in Trojan Arena. Dylan Hurst Staff Writer The men’s basketball team fell 78-62 against the Arkansas State Red Wolves, the No. 3 team in the Sun Belt Conference, on Saturday in Trojan Arena. The loss moves the Trojans’ record to 4-7 in the Sun Belt Conference and 8-14 overall. The team is now number 10 in the conference standings with just over a month left in the regular season before the Sun Belt Conference tournament. After…

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(Photo/Chris Wallace) Guard Darian Adams scored 12 points in Saturday’s upset win over Georgia State in Atlanta. The Trojans took a season sweep against the Panthers. Kennedy Roy Staff Writer The Troy Trojans men’s basketball team handed the Georgia State Panthers their first home loss of the season last Saturday afternoon at the GSU Sports Arena, earning an 84-78 victory over the Panthers. The win gives the Trojans a season sweep over the Panthers, who have won the past two Sun Belt Conference tournament championships. Head Coach Scott Cross shared…

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(Photo/Chris Wallace) Freshman guard Desmond Williams drives the paint against Georgia State’s Justin Roberts in Troy’s upset win over the Panthers in Trojan Arena. Williams had 13 points on an efficient 5-9 shooting from the field and two 3-pointers. Williams also added six rebounds and an assist on Saturday. Dylan Hurst Staff Writer The Troy’s men’s basketball team split its games against Georgia Southern and Georgia State in a homestand against two of the top Sun Belt Conference teams. After last weekend’s games, the Trojans’ record moved to 8-12 overall and…

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