TROY, Ala. – In front of the largest home crowd in the Sun Belt this year and third largest in Trojan Arena history, Troy exacted its revenge on in-state rival South Alabama with a 77-68 victory Saturday night in Trojan Arena.
Troy (14-7, 5-3 Sun Belt) drained eight 3-pointers, six in the second half, to avenge a 19-point at the hands of the Jags (15-6, 5-3) on Thursday in Mobile. The win, which came in front of 4,546 fans, snapped a seven-game winning streak by South Alabama in the series and put the two rivals in a tie for third in the league standings.