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Mens basketball defeated at home

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( Photo / Troy Athletics ) Freshman Duke Miles goes for a layup on Saturday in Trojan Arena against South Alabama. Miles finished the game with 10 pts and 3 steals. Wesley Kircharr Sports Writer The Troy men’s basketball team dropped a pair of road games to in-state and conference rival South Alabama. The Trojans (10-12, 4-8 Sun Belt) lost the pair of games by a combined margin of 10 points.  In last Thursday night’s action at the Mitchell Center, the Trojans relinquished a nine point lead with under two…

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Men’s basketball splits series at home

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( Photo / Troy Athletics ) Desmond Williams dribbles into the key on Saturday against a Georgia Southern defender. Troy split the games this weekend 1-1. Hanna Cooper Editor-In-Chief The Troy men’s basketball team split the home series against Georgia Southern last weekend in Trojan Arena. The Trojans gathered the win on Friday night, 68-56, before falling in the series finale on Saturday, 79-64. The trio of Duke Miles, Jakevan Leftridge and Nick Stampley proved to be the difference Friday for the Trojans. Miles recorded a career-best 20 points, nailed…

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Men’s basketball sweeps the Mountaineers

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( Photo / Troy Athletics ) Nick Stampley shoots over an Appalachian State defender on Saturday in Trojan Arena. Wesley Kircharr Sports Writer The Troy men’s basketball team took a two-game home series against conference rival Appalachian State over the weekend. The Trojans downed the Mountaineers 71-62 in game one and 65-59 in game two. In last Friday night’s action, Troy (8-9, 3-5 Sun Belt) hit all 10 of its late game free throws to topple the runner-up in the Sun Belt east division. “I’m super proud of the guys,…

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Troy struggles on the road: Troy loses back-to-back games against the Chanticleers

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( Photo / Troy Athletics) Desmond Williams stands at the free throw line. Troy lost both games on the road this weekend in Conway, South Carolina. The Trojans are only 1-5 on season in Sun Belt Conference play. Wesley Kircharr Sports Writer The Troy men’s basketball team dropped a two-game stretch against Sun Belt foe Coastal Carolina when the Trojans traveled to Conway, South Carolina, to take on the current runner-up in the conference’s East division. In last Friday night’s opening matchup, Troy relinquished its seven-point halftime lead as the…

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Troy falls 73-51 to Georgia State in conference tournament

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Michael Shipma Sports Editor The Troy men’s basketball team’s conference title run came to a screeching halt Friday night in New Orleans after losing 73-51 to Georgia State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. The Trojans fell behind early, and never could get much going against a stingy Panther defense. Georgia State lived up to its role as the tournament’s No. 2 seed, dominating both ends of the floor. Jeff Thomas and D’Marcus Simonds put up 19 and 17 points, respectively, and the Panthers held Troy to…

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