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Troy routs Appalachian St. 84-64 in Sun Belt tourney opener | |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Wesley Person scored 29 points and Troy rolled to an 84-64 victory over Appalachian State on Wednesday night in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. No. 6 seed Troy (19-14) plays third-seeded Georgia Southern in a Thursday quarterfinal. No. 11 seed Appalachian State (9-21) lost five of its last six. Person was 8 of 13 from the field and made five 3-pointers. Jordon Varnado added 17 points and Jeremy Hollimon chipped in 16 for the Trojans, who shot 57 percent from the floor and 8 of 16 from 3-point range. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | R. Shabazz | 16.7 | |||
| Rebounds: | I. Johnson | 6.7 | |||
| Assists: | E. Logan | 2.5 | |||
| FG%: | R. Shabazz | 39.8% | |||
| FT%: | R. Shabazz | 72.4% | |||
| 3P%: | P. Good | 41.0% | |||
| Steals: | I. Johnson | 1.1 | |||
| Blocks: | T. Johnson | 1.1 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Villanova | 32-4 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 37-2 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 31-5 | |
| 4 | Arizona | 32-5 | |
| 5 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 6 | Kentucky | 32-6 | |
| 7 | Duke | 28-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-5 | |
| 9 | Oregon | 33-6 | |
| 10 | Louisville | 25-9 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | North Carolina | 33-7 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 37-2 | |
| 3 | Oregon | 33-6 | |
| 4 | Kansas | 31-5 | |
| 5 | Kentucky | 32-6 | |
| 6 | South Carolina | 26-11 | |
| 7 | Arizona | 32-5 | |
| 8 | Villanova | 32-4 | |
| 9 | UCLA | 31-5 | |
| 10 | Florida | 27-9 | |
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| Sun Belt Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| UT Arlington | 14-4 | 27-9 |
| Georgia State | 12-6 | 20-13 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 22-14 |
| Georgia Southern | 11-7 | 18-15 |
| Louisiana | 10-8 | 21-12 |
| Troy | 10-8 | 22-15 |
| Coastal Carolina | 10-8 | 20-19 |
| South Alabama | 7-11 | 14-18 |
| Little Rock | 6-12 | 15-17 |
| Appalachian State | 4-14 | 9-21 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | 2-16 | 9-24 |
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