The 16-point victory secured the program’s fourth tournament championship and second straight under head coach Scott Cross.
PENSACOLA, Fla. - For the second time in a row, the Troy men’s basketball team became Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions on Monday night after defeating Georgia Southern 77-61 at the Pensacola Bay Center.
The 16-point victory secured the program’s fourth tournament championship and second straight under head coach Scott Cross. For the second time in a row, the Troy men’s basketball team became Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions on Monday night after defeating Georgia Southern 77-61.The tournament featured key players like Thomas Dowd, who was named the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player after finishing with 23 points and 13 rebounds in the championship game. He shot 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line. Jerrell Bellamy also earned a spot on the SBC All-Tournament Team with 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting, adding two steals and three rebounds against the Eagles. Well before the decisive showdown, Cross said he was confident that the team’s character would carry the Trojans to victory. “Our kind of guys, just high character guys, low-ego guys that are about the team that works hard, that are tough, that do the little things...I mean, I think that wins,” Cross said.Download the WTVY News4 app to get alerts and stories the moment they are published. Available for FREE in theMobile home residents suing landlord over rent increases, new feesCollege student accused of secretly giving birth on toilet, then hiding the baby’s body in duffle bag
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