Troy wins Sun Belt for program’s 3rd NCAA berth

Mar 10, 2025, 10:15 PM ET PENSACOLA, Fla.– Tayton Conerway, the Sun Belt Conference player of the year, scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half, Myles Rigsby included 20 points and No. 3 seed Troy beat fourth-seeded Arkansas State 94-81 on Monday night to clinch an area in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2017.

Troy (23-10) won the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship to make an area in the NCAA tournament for the 3rd time in program history.Arkansas State(24-10)

was in the championship game for the second year in a row, battling for its very first NCAA berth considering that 1999 and second in school history.Troy tracked 66-58 with 10 minutes to go before going on a 24-4 run, stimulated by Conerway’s 12 points, to go ahead 82-70 with 2:12 left. It was the very first double-digit lead of the game.Editor’s Picks The Trojans made 7 straight shots at the end of the run, while Arkansas State went 2-of-13 from the field over eight minutes.Troy shot 65%from the field in the 2nd half, getting 16 points from Rigsby and 11 from Thomas Dowd.Dowd finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, and Jackson Fields included

10 points for Troy, which won its sixth straight game.Dyondre Dominguez led Arkansas State with 19 points and Derrian Ford included 17.

Terrance Ford Jr. had 11 points and seven assists, and Kobe Julien and Joseph Pinion each scored 10. Conerway completed the tournament with 61 points after scoring 18 in the quarterfinals against Old Dominion and 22 in the semifinals versus No. 2 seed James Madison. He was 8-of-17 from the field against the Red Wolves.