ATLANTA -- Jordon Varnado scored 26 points as Troy took control in the second half to upset Georgia State 83-70 on Thursday night.
Troy (15-15, 9-8) is in a battle for the fourth and final first-round bye in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament which opens March 7 in New Orleans. The Trojans currently are tied with Louisiana-Monroe in fifth place a half-game behind UT Arlington, which concludes its regular season Friday. The Trojans will wrap up their season at Georgia Southern on Saturday.
Georgia State (20-10, 11-6), which has lost four of its last five games after winning 10 in a row, has already clinched the No.