Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
90 - 70
90 - 70
Troy beats Georgia Southern in Sun Belt quarters
Troy (20-14) advances to the tourney semifinals for the first since 2010, and will play No. 2 seed Georgia State (20-11) on Saturday.
Jordon Varnado added 26 points and Jeremy Hollimon chipped in 17 for the Trojans, who shot 60 percent from the floor and 14 of 22 from behind the arc.
Varnado and Person combined for five 3-pointers and scored Troy's first 17 points, and the Trojans led 32-20 on Kevin Baker's 3 with 5:58 left in the first half. Person hit his fifth 3-pointer and the Trojans led 44-26 at halftime.
The Eagles were scoreless for 3:15 while Troy built a 23-point lead with 12:32 left and the Trojans were never threatened the rest of the way.
Ike Smith scored 21 for Georgia Southern (18-14).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Ike Smith made Free Throw. | 90 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Shawn Hopkins. | 90 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Ike Smith made Dunk. | 90 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Ike Smith Steal. | 90 - 67 |
Statistics
 TROY |
 GASO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-48 | FG | 26-59 |
| 60 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 14-22 | 3PT | 10-28 |
| 64 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 18-23 | FT | 8-15 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 26 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Lakefront Arena
Location: New Orleans, LA
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Location: New Orleans, LA
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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 |