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Men’s basketball snaps Georgia Southern’s win streak

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Michael Shipma Staff Writer Troy’s men’s basketball team split its last two games from last weekend as it continued its road success this season with a win over the Sun Belt’s top-seeded team, Georgia Southern, 65-62, but lost at home to UALR by a score of 63-58. The Trojans (10-16, 5-12 Sun Belt) dropped to last place in the conference standings after the loss, and will be hard pressed to earn the eighth seed in the standings to qualify for the tournament. Already on a three-game losing streak, Troy traveled…

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Women’s basketball steaks its claim

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team grabbed a pair of wins this past week and a nice steak dinner, courtesy of John Hartwell, Troy’s athletic director. Hartwell announced on his Twitter account Thursday, Feb. 12, that he would provide a steak dinner to any team that defeated rival South Alabama. The women’s basketball team was the first to take him up on that offer after cruising to a 78-67 win over South Alabama. “We forced 31 turnovers, and that sounds like an up-tempo game,” said head coach…

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Women’s basketball reaches triple digit score

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The Troy women’s basketball team hit triple digits for the first time this season in a win over Appalachian State, after losing earlier in the week to Arkansas State. The Trojans faced the second place Red Wolves in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Thursday, Feb. 5, where they were unable to overcome a first half 20-2 run. The Red Wolves got hot in the first half, kept it going the rest of the way and defeated the Trojans 91-72. The Trojans shot only 36 percent in the game…

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Men’s basketball wins on the road

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Michael Shipma Staff Writer The Troy men’s basketball team split its last two games with a loss at home to ULM in overtime 58-55 and a victory on the road against UT Arlington 55-54. With that win, the Trojans (8-12, 3-8 Sun Belt) snapped a four-game losing streak. The Trojans’ first game was on Thursday, Jan. 29, against ULM, which at the time was third in the Sun Belt standings. The Warhawks (13-8, 7-3 Sun Belt) jumped out to a quick 6-0 start, and it seemed as if they might…

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Women’s basketball tames the Mavericks

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Wally Pendergrass Staff Writer The women’s basketball team split a pair of games this week, grabbing a convincing victory at home and losing a close match on the road. On Thursday, Jan. 29, Troy pummeled ULM in the Trojan Arena with a final score of 90-51. The Trojans used their ferocious defense to get a school record 23 steals while forcing 39 turnovers overall. The Trojans scored 41 points off turnovers. The Trojans were dominating the game by halftime, leading 47-14 at the break. The second half was far closer…

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