Skip to main content

Troy faces Georgia Southern in Sun Belt Championship game

Georgia Southern Eagles (21-15, 13-10 Sun Belt) vs. Troy Trojans (21-11, 13-6 Sun Belt)

Pensacola, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Trojans -2.5; over/under is 152.5

BOTTOM LINE: Troy and Georgia Southern meet in the Sun Belt Championship.

The Trojans’ record in Sun Belt games is 13-6, and their record is 8-5 in non-conference play. Troy scores 80.4 points while outscoring opponents by 6.9 points per game.

The Eagles are 13-10 against Sun Belt opponents. Georgia Southern is second in the Sun Belt scoring 81.5 points per game and is shooting 43.8%.

Troy is shooting 44.6% from the field this season, 0.3 percentage points lower than the 44.9% Georgia Southern allows to opponents. Georgia Southern has shot at a 43.8% clip from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points above the 43.4% shooting opponents of Troy have averaged.

The teams meet for the second time this season. Troy won 83-78 in the last matchup on Jan. 24. Victor Valdes led Troy with 22 points, and Alden Applewhite led Georgia Southern with 19 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas Dowd is averaging 14.5 points and 10 rebounds for the Trojans. Cooper Campbell is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Tyren Moore averages 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, scoring 16.2 points while shooting 38.9% from beyond the arc. Applewhite is shooting 54.6% and averaging 18.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trojans: 6-4, averaging 69.1 points, 32.2 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.8 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points per game.

Eagles: 7-3, averaging 84.4 points, 28.8 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.2 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story