PENSACOLA, Fla. – Troy shot 1-of-5 from the charity stripe in the final 0:11 of the game to suffer a postseason-ending loss to James Madison, 75-72, on Saturday afternoon in the Pensacola Bay Center.
The Trojans' (20-13, 11-7 SBC) historic run ends in the quarterfinals after their second 20-win season that included back-to-back double-digit wins in Trojan Arena and against the Sun Belt Conference.
Christyon Eugene didn't go down without a fight, scoring 15 of his team-high 26 points in the second half on 6-of-9 shooting. Nelson Phillips joined the battle and had a 20-point performance, with nine points in the second, nine rebounds, two steals, and a block.