Troy wins Sun Belt, secures second straight trip to NCAA Tournament
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The Troy men’s basketball team is headed back to the big dance for the second straight season.
The Trojans led by double figures for the final 12 minutes and beat the 10th-seeded Georgia Southern XX-XX, ending the Eagles’ Cinderella run in the Sun Belt Tournament.
Troy officially becomes the seventh team to secure a spot in the big dance.
Sun Belt Championship
Troy won the regular season conference title for the second straight year, following it up with its second straight Sun Belt tournament championship.
Four different Trojans reached double figures, led by Thomas Dowd who finished with 23 points to go with 13 rebounds.
Troy has now won four straight games and five of its last six.
It will be the first time in program history the Trojans have earned a spot in consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Troy is the first men’s team to repeat as Sun Belt tournament champions since 2019.
Last year, Troy was a 14 seed in the tournament, losing to Kentucky in the first round. In the latest ESPN Bracketology, Joe Lunardi has the Trojans projected as a 14 seed again with a potential matchup against Alabama.
Troy will find out its next opponent on Selection Sunday when the full bracket is revealed Sunday at 5PM on CBS.
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