Troy Trojans at App State Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 65
62 - 65
Appalachian State pulls away from Troy 65-62
Appalachian State (9-12, 6-6 Sun Belt) went up 62-59 with 2:52 left on Burgess' 3. Griffin Kinney followed with a jumper and Frank Eaves made 1 of 2 free throws with 13 seconds left.
Eaves had 15 points, eight rebounds and three steals for the Mountaineers. Tommy Spagnolo added 10 points and eight rebounds.
Chris Bilbo's 3-pointer for Troy (9-13, 4-9) capped the scoring with less than a second left.
The Trojans never led after an early 12-11 advantage but challenged throughout the second half, culminating at 59-all on Musa Abdul-Aleem's 3-pointer with 3:48 left. Abdul-Aleem missed a pair of 3s in the final 2:30 that allowed the Mountaineers to pull away.
Kevin Thomas led the Trojans with 13 points, Bilbo scored 12 and Abdul-Aleem 11.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Troy Timeout | 62 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Chris Bilbo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin Thomas. | 62 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Kevin Thomas Offensive Rebound. | 59 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Musa Abdul-Aleem missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 65 |
Statistics
 TROY |
 APP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 23-51 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 13-20 | FT | 11-20 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Holmes Convocation Center
Location: Boone, NC
Attendance: 2,337 | Capacity:
Location: Boone, NC
Attendance: 2,337 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |