Troy visits SIU-Edwardsville after Phillips' 22-point performance

Published Dec. 2, 2022 2:43 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Troy Trojans (6-2) at SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (6-2)

Edwardsville, Illinois; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Troy faces the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars after Nelson Phillips scored 22 points in Troy's 74-61 loss to the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The Cougars have gone 2-0 at home. SIU-Edwardsville averages 78.4 points and has outscored opponents by 9.4 points per game.

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The Trojans are 2-1 on the road. Troy scores 82.9 points while outscoring opponents by 19.1 points per game.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ray'Sean Taylor averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 31.6% from beyond the arc. Damarco Minor is shooting 44.4% and averaging 12.0 points for SIU-Edwardsville.

Phillips is averaging 14.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.9 steals for the Trojans. Christyon Eugene is averaging 12.1 points for Troy.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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