Varnado leads Troy past Texas State 59-53 for Sun Belt title
Jordon Varnado had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Troy defeated Texas State 59-53 in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Sunday at Lakefront Arena.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Troy Trojans
59
Texas State Bobcats
53
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TROY | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| TXST | 21 | 32 | 53 |
Lakefront Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Loyola Marymount Lions | W 74-69 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | @ Florida State Seminoles | L 68-91 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Massachusetts Minutemen | L 60-71 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 59-53
Wesley Person made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 58-53
Wesley Person made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 57-53
Foul on Bobby Conley.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 57-53
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 57-50
Jordon Varnado made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 56-50
Jordon Varnado made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 55-50
Foul on Nedeljko Prijovic.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 55-50
Jordon Varnado made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 54-50
Jordon Varnado made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 53-50
Foul on Immanuel King.
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JumpShot 1:32 53-50
Jordon Varnado made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 51-50
Nijal Pearson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 51-49
Foul on Kevin Baker.
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LayUpShot 1:45 51-49
Nijal Pearson made Layup. Assisted by Ojai Black.
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JumpShot 2:50 51-47
Jordon Varnado made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:22 49-47
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury made Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 3:53 49-44
Jordon Varnado made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:40 47-44
Wesley Person made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:40 46-44
Wesley Person made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:40 45-44
Foul on Bobby Conley.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:59 45-44
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:59 45-43
Foul on Daniel Peace.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:59 45-43
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ojai Black.
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PersonalFoul 5:28 45-40
Foul on Marlin Davis.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:20 45-40
Immanuel King made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:20 45-39
Foul on Wesley Person.
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JumpShot 8:09 45-39
Jeremy Hollimon made Jumper.
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TipShot 8:37 43-39
Nijal Pearson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 9:09 43-37
Wesley Person made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 9:33 41-37
Foul on Ojai Black.
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JumpShot 9:57 41-37
Immanuel King made Jumper. Assisted by Ojai Black.
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LayUpShot 10:12 41-35
Jeremy Hollimon made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:07 39-35
Jeremy Hollimon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:07 38-35
Jeremy Hollimon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:07 37-35
Foul on Bobby Conley.
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DunkShot 12:04 37-35
Alex Hicks made Dunk. Assisted by Daniel Peace.
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LayUpShot 12:13 35-35
Nedeljko Prijovic made Layup. Assisted by Nijal Pearson.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:42 35-33
Wesley Person made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:42 34-33
Wesley Person made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:42 33-33
Foul on Kavin Gilder-Tilbury.
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PersonalFoul 12:47 33-33
Foul on Ojai Black.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:13 33-33
Bobby Conley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nijal Pearson.
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JumpShot 14:48 33-30
Jeremy Hollimon made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 15:11 31-30
Immanuel King made Layup. Assisted by Bobby Conley.
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PersonalFoul 15:33 31-28
Foul on Jeremy Hollimon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:18 31-28
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ojai Black.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:43 31-25
Jordon Varnado made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:43 30-25
Jordon Varnado made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:43 29-25
Foul on Immanuel King.
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PersonalFoul 17:35 29-25
Foul on Jordon Varnado.
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JumpShot 17:59 29-25
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury made Jumper. Assisted by Ojai Black.
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PersonalFoul 18:01 29-23
Foul on Juan Davis Jr..
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TipShot 18:12 29-23
Wesley Person made Two Point Tip Shot.
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PersonalFoul 18:18 27-23
Foul on Ojai Black.
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LayUpShot 18:36 27-23
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:22 27-21
Immanuel King made Layup.
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JumpShot 1:23 27-19
Ojai Black made Jumper.
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JumpShot 1:47 27-17
Jeremy Hollimon made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 25-17
Nijal Pearson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:14 25-16
Nijal Pearson made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 59-53
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 59-53
Wesley Person made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 58-53
Wesley Person made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 57-53
Foul on Bobby Conley.
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ShortTimeOut 0:07 57-53
Texas State Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 57-53
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 57-50
Jordon Varnado made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:15 56-50
Jordon Varnado made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:15 55-50
Foul on Nedeljko Prijovic.
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Defensive Rebound 0:18 55-50
Jordon Varnado Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 55-50
Ojai Black missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 55-50
Jordon Varnado made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:24 54-50
Jordon Varnado made Free Throw.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:24 53-50
Immanuel King Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:24 53-50
Foul on Immanuel King.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 53-50
Nijal Pearson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:42 53-50
Jeremy Hollimon missed Jumper.
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Steal 1:11 53-50
Jordon Varnado Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:11 53-50
Nijal Pearson Turnover.
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JumpShot 1:32 53-50
Jordon Varnado made Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:45 51-50
Texas State Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 51-50
Nijal Pearson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 51-49
Foul on Kevin Baker.
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LayUpShot 1:45 51-49
Nijal Pearson made Layup. Assisted by Ojai Black.
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Defensive Rebound 1:49 51-47
Ojai Black Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:49 51-47
Nijal Pearson Block.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:49 51-47
Jeremy Hollimon missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 2:19 51-47
Jeremy Hollimon Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:19 51-47
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury Turnover.
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JumpShot 2:50 51-47
Jordon Varnado made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:22 49-47
Kavin Gilder-Tilbury made Three Point Jumper.
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TipShot 3:53 49-44
Jordon Varnado made Two Point Tip Shot.
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Offensive Rebound 3:53 47-44
Jordon Varnado Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:53 47-44
Jeremy Hollimon missed Layup.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:59 47-44
Official TV Timeout
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Offensive Rebound 4:03 47-44
Troy Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 4:03 47-44
Immanuel King Block.
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JumpShot 4:03 47-44
Jordon Varnado missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:26 47-44
Jordon Varnado Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:26 47-44
Bobby Conley missed Three Point Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 293 events.
Team Stats
TROY
TXST
21-60
FG
20-48
35
Field Goal %
42
1-17
3PT
6-17
6
Three Point %
35
16-19
FT
7-8
84
Free Throw %
88
33
Rebounds
36
14
Offensive Rebounds
9
19
Defensive Rebounds
27
5
Assists
10
10
Steals
1
3
Blocks
7
5
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
0
5
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
10
Fouls
18
10
Largest Lead
2
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