Troy Trojans at South Alabama Jaguars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 76
75 - 76
South Alabama comes back to beat Troy 76-75
A Jordon Varnado layup gave Troy a 75-70 lead with 1:57 left, but South Alabama quickly rallied. Herb McGee hit two free throws and layup on back-to-back possessions to cut it to 75-74. Then Shaq Calhoun followed with two free throws of his own to give the Jaguars (8-6, 1-0) the lead for good with 55 seconds left.
Nick Stover finished with 15 points and Josh Ajayi added 14 for South Alabama, which won despite being outshot 50.9 percent to 42.6 percent and out rebounded 40-27.
Devon Walker and Kevin Baker led Troy (8-7, 1-1) with 14 points apiece. The Trojans turned the ball over 19 times, including four times in the final 1:29.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Herb McGee Steal. | 75 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jordon Varnado Turnover. | 75 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Jordon Varnado Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Georgi Boyanov missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 76 |
Statistics
 TROY |
 USA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-53 | FG | 26-61 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 14-20 | FT | 18-26 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Mitchell Center
Location: Mobile, AL
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 |