South Alabama Jaguars at Troy Trojans
· SUN BELT CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 69
62 - 69
Troy beats S. Alabama 69-62, heads to Sun Belt quarters
Wesley Person scored 13 points for the seventh-seeded Trojans (16-16), who advance to face No. 2 seed Georgia State in a Friday quarterfinal.
Trailing 35-29 at halftime, Varnado's 3 put the Trojans up 41-39 and his jumper sparked a 10-2 run for a 56-47 lead with 10:21 left. Rodrick Sikes' layup capped a 9-2 run and the Jaguars closed to 68-62 with 10 seconds left, but got no closer. Person made 1 of 2 free throws and Herb McGee's 3-pointer missed with four seconds left.
Troy hit six 3s and shot 37.5 percent from the field in beating the Jaguars for the third time this season.
Sikes scored 18 points with seven boards and Josh Ajayi added 17 points for No. 10 seed South Alabama (14-18).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | B.J. Miller Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Herb McGee missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Josh Ajayi Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Wesley Person missed Free Throw. | 62 - 69 |
Statistics
 USA |
 TROY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-56 | FG | 24-64 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 4-23 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 20-26 | FT | 15-25 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 11 |
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 |