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Troy Trojans (18-9, 11-3 Sun Belt) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (13-14, 8-6 Sun Belt)
Jonesboro, Arkansas; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Troy takes on the Arkansas State Red Wolves after Christyon Eugene scored 21 points in Troy’s 85-57 victory over the UL Monroe Warhawks.
The Red Wolves have gone 8-3 at home. Arkansas State is third in the Sun Belt scoring 79.6 points while shooting 44.3% from the field.
The Trojans are 11-3 against conference opponents. Troy leads the Sun Belt with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Thomas Dowd averaging 2.1.
Arkansas State averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game, 3.0 more made shots than the 6.8 per game Troy allows. Troy averages 8.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.1 more made shots on average than the 5.7 per game Arkansas State allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Avery Felts is shooting 41.1% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Wolves, while averaging 6.6 points. Taryn Todd is shooting 45.8% and averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games for Arkansas State.
Eugene averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Trojans, scoring 15.3 points while shooting 43.4% from beyond the arc. Myles Rigsby is shooting 51.5% and averaging 15.6 points over the last 10 games for Troy.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wolves: 6-4, averaging 80.6 points, 38.7 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 5.2 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points per game.
Trojans: 7-3, averaging 77.3 points, 38.7 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 9.2 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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