UTA beats Troy for share of Sun Belt title
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jorge Bilbao scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Faith Pope added 14, and UTA dominated down low to beat Troy 82-67 on Monday night and clinch a share of the Sun Belt Conference regular season title.
Jalen Jones and Kevin Hervey scored 13 apiece for the Mavericks (23-6, 13-3), who shot 50 percent from the floor to Troy's 41 percent and outscored them 44-24 in the paint.
Bilbao's layup put the Mavericks up 47-30 early in the second half. Troy scored five straight and closed to 51-41 on Person's free throw with 17:09 left to go, but couldn't get closer the rest of the way.