Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 62
65 - 62
Troy pulls away late, beats Georgia Southern 65-62
Georgia Southern's Angel Matias made a layup to tie it at 62 with 1:07 left. Abdul-Aleem answered with his bucket and Kevin Thomas split a pair of free throws to push the Trojans lead to 65-62 with :17 left. Jelani Hewitt missed back-to-back 3s in the final seconds to seal it for Troy (10-15, 5-11 Sun Belt).
Abdul-Aleem grabbed 12 rebounds and had four steals for the Trojans, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Kevin Thomas had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Chris Bilbo chipped in 10 points.
Mike Hughes had 14 points and Matias had 11 with 10 rebounds for Georgia Southern (18-6, 11-4), which falls into a second place tie with Georgia State and a game back of conference leader Louisiana-Monroe.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Troy Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jelani Hewitt missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Georgia Southern Timeout | 65 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Georgia Southern Timeout | 65 - 62 |
Statistics
 TROY |
 GASO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 22-62 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 7-28 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 12-20 | FT | 11-21 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 33 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Hanner Fieldhouse
Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 1,447 | Capacity:
Location: Statesboro, GA
Attendance: 1,447 | 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 |