Coaching Career of Scott Price

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South Alabama has fallen off quite a bit since its Sweet 16 appearance last season, and Troy took advantage to win by 14 at home. The Trojans were led by several great individual performances, as Troy had someone in double figures for scoring, rebounds, and assists. The Jaguars shot the ball very well (60% on threes), but turned the ball over 22 times.

Sun Belt Scores:
UL-Lafayette 86 @ Arkansas State 71
Georgia Southern 69 @ Texas State 59
Appalachian State 49 @ Coastal Carolina 70
UT-Arlington 59 @ UL-Monroe 55
Georgia State 67 @ Little Rock 78

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Troy couldn't overcome extreme foul trouble at UT-Arlington, as all five starters had at least 4 fouls, with two fouling out. The biggest loss was Luke Linton who fouled out after 20 minutes, as Zach Petteway was very ineffective at point guard with 5 turnovers. Walk on Kory Napier actually made the most of his opportunity due to foul trouble, scoring 7 points off the bench.

Sun Belt Scores:
Arkansas State 70 @ Appalachian State 69
Coastal Carolina 67 @ Georgia Southern 62
Texas State 62 @ UL-Lafayette 83
UL-Monroe 55 @ Georgia State 72
Little Rock 68 @ South Alabama 61

AP Poll:
1. Florida (20-0)
2. Clemson (18-1)
3. Texas A&M (17-2)
4. Louisville (16-4)
5. Arkansas (17-2)
6. Michigan State (13-5)
7. Kansas (14-5)
8. Gonzaga (16-3)
9. Memphis (17-3)
10. Kentucky (14-5)
11. Syracuse (14-4)
12. Georgetown (15-2)
13. Saint Mary's (18-2)
14. Indiana (15-3)
15. Texas Tech (14-5)
16. North Carolina (14-5)
17. Mississippi State (15-4)
18. Arizona State (16-3)
19. Texas (12-5)
20. Oregon (14-6)
21. Wichita State (13-5)
22. Wisconsin (13-5)
23. Maryland (12-6)
24. Cincinnati (13-5)
25. VCU (14-3)

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Troy picked up its biggest road win of the season, knocking off a hot Arkansas State team that had a chance to tie for first place with a win. After an even first half, the Trojans pulled ahead with a run early in the second period, and a strong free throw shooting performance (18-22) allowed them to hold onto the lead down the stretch.

Sun Belt Scores:
South Alabama 70 @ Coastal Carolina 89
Appalachian State 87 @ UT-Arlington 82
Troy 81 @ Arkansas State 71
Georgia Southern 70 @ Georgia State 94
UL-Lafayette 65 @ Little Rock 81
Texas State 66 @ UL-Monroe 71

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The Trojans never trailed against Appalachian State, as they cruised to an easy win over one of the better teams of the Sun Belt. Nobody had a huge game, but each of the starters were able to chip in between 8 and 14 points. Mike Guthridge will likely miss a few games with a shoulder injury he suffered in the game, so Kevin Watson will see more playing time on the wing after scoring 10 off the bench.

Sun Belt Scores:
UT-Arlington 68 @ Coastal Carolina 77
Little Rock 89 @ Arkansas State 91 (OT)
Georgia State 57 @ Georgia Southern 64
UL-Monroe 44 @ UL-Lafayette 84
South Alabama 62 @ Texas State 67

Sun Belt Standings (conference, overall):
UL-Lafayette 7-1, 12-7
Arkansas State 6-2, 9-10
Coastal Carolina 5-3, 11-8
Little Rock 5-3, 9-10
UT-Arlington 5-3, 9-11
Troy 5-3, 13-6
UL-Monroe 4-4, 8-11
Appalachian State 4-4, 10-9
Georgia State 3-5, 7-12
Georgia Southern 2-6, 5-14
Texas State 2-6, 8-11
South Alabama 0-8, 4-15

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Troy's first half against Coastal Carolina was a disaster, and a decent showing in the second half wasn't nearly enough to come back. Nobody outside of Steven Haslem had a particularly good game offensively, as the Trojans trailed by as much as 26 during the game.

Sun Belt Scores:
Little Rock 53 @ Appalachian State 68
Arkansas State 59 @ Georgia State 82
UL-Monroe 84 @ Georgia Southern 70
UL-Lafayette 87 @ South Alabama 69
UT-Arlington 64 @ Texas State 63

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After a disappointing home loss, Troy bounced back to remain over .500 with a road win at Texas State. The close game saw 20 lead changes, but a few late baskets by leading scorer Rob Stone were huge in the closing minutes. The Trojans rebounded the ball very well, with Stone and Griffin pulling down double digit rebounds.

Sun Belt scores:
Coastal Carolina 79 @ Little Rock 82
Georgia State 93 @ Appalachian State 92
Arkansas State 60 @ UL-Monroe 76
Georgia Southern 70 @ South Alabama 73
UT-Arlington 66 @ UL-Lafayette

AP Poll:
1. Florida (24-0)
2. Clemson (20-2)
3. Louisville (19-5)
4. Michigan State (18-5)
5. Texas A&M (19-4)
6. Arkansas (20-3)
7. Memphis (20-4)
8. Gonzaga (19-4)
9. Saint Mary's (21-3)
10. Indiana (18-4)
11. Georgetown (18-3)
12. Kentucky (16-7)
13. Arizona State (19-4)
14. Kansas (15-8)
15. North Carolina (16-7)
16. Texas Tech (16-7)
17. Wichita State (16-6)
18. Wisconsin (16-6)
19. Syracuse (15-8)
20. Kent State (18-4)
21. Cincinnati (16-6)
22. Texas (14-7)
23. Maryland (15-7)
24. Rhode Island (17-4)
25. Mississippi State (16-7)

Bubble Watch:
Last Four Byes: Michigan, Oklahoma, Georgia Tech, Villanova
Last Four In: NC State, Utah, Florida State, Tulane
First Four Out: St. John's, Richmond, South Florida, New Mexico
Next Four Out: UConn, VCU, UNLV, USC

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UL-Lafayette continued its domination of the Sun Belt, recording 13 offensive rebounds in a dominant 18-point win. Rob Stone had another solid game for the Trojans, but he couldn't match up with UL-Lafayette forward Marcus Alexander, who put up 30 for the Rajin' Cajuns.

Sun Belt scores:
Georgia State 89 @ Coastal Carolina 86
UL-Monroe 59 @ Appalachian State 67
South Alabama 69 @ Arkansas State 80
Georgia Southern 61 @ UT-Arlington 69
Texas State 53 @ Little Rock 69

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After starting out slow, Troy played a great second half to win its third road game of the Sun Belt Conference season. A strong defensive effort was key, as the Trojans forced 21 turnovers on the afternoon, and held Georgia Southern to 24.1% from the three point line. This game also marked the return of Mike Guthridge and Corey Best, who are now recovered from their injuries.

Sun Belt scores:
Coastal Carolina 47 @ UL-Monroe 63
Appalachian State 56 @ South Alabama 84
Arkansas State 53 @ UT-Arlington 84
Little Rock 78 @ UL-Lafayette 91
Texas State 55 @ Georgia State 73

Sun Belt Standings:
1. UL-Monroe 11-1, 16-7
2. UT-Arlington 8-4, 12-12
3. Arkansas State 7-5, 10-13
4. Little Rock 7-5, 11-12
5. Georgia State 7-5, 11-12
6. UL-Monroe 7-5, 11-12
7. Troy 7-5, 15-8
8. Coastal Carolina 6-6, 12-11
9. Appalachian State 6-6, 12-11
10. South Alabama 2-10, 6-17
11. Georgia Southern 2-10, 5-18
12. Texas State 2-10, 8-15

Last Four Byes: Iowa State, Utah, St. John's, Seton Hall
Last Four In: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Northwestern
First Four Out: Vanderbilt, South Carolina, VCU, Boise State
Next Four Out: NC State, Richmond, South Florida, UConn

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Little Rock took a 22-point lead in the first half, and the home Trojans were able to withstand Troy's run to hold on to a win. Three point shooting was one of the biggest differences in the game, as Little Rock made 10 treys with Troy only hitting 3.

Sun Belt scores:
Texas State 52 @ Coastal Carolina 64
UL-Lafayette 69 @ Appalachian State 67
Arkansas State 71 @ Georgia Southern 72
UT-Arlington 63 @ Georgia State 83
UL-Monroe 76 @ South Alabama 88

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Troy almost threw the game away with a terrible free throw shooting night, but fortunately Georgia State also shot the ball poorly, going 5-30 on threes and 11-19 from the line. Gerald Griffin was the star for the first time in a while, leading with 16 points and tying Rob Stone with 8 rebounds.

Sun Belt scores:
Georgia Southern 70 @ UL-Lafayette 87
Coastal Carolina 71 @ Arkansas State 73
Appalachian State 71 @ Texas State 67
South Alabama 85 @ UT-Arlington 92
Little Rock 47 @ UL-Monroe 66

AP Poll:
1. Florida (18-0)
2. Clemson (23-4)
3. Michigan State (22-5)
4. Louisville (22-5)
5. Texas A&M (23-4)
6. Memphis (24-4)
7. Arkansas (22-5)
8. Indiana (21-6)
9. Georgetown (21-4)
10. Gonzaga (20-6)
11. Saint Mary's (23-4)
12. Kentucky (19-8)
13. Arizona State (22-5)
14. Texas Tech (19-8)
15. Wisconsin (19-7)
16. Wichita State (19-7)
17. North Carolina (18-9)
18. UNLV (21-6)
19. Cincinnati (18-8)
20. Syracuse (17-10)
21. New Mexico (21-6)
22. VCU (20-5)
23. Kansas (16-11)
24. Maryland (18-8)
25. Temple (18-7)

Bubble Watch:

Last Four Byes: Michigan, Rhode Island, Illinois, Oklahoma
Last Four In: Stanford, Iowa, Texas, South Carolina
First Four Out: Duke, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh
Next Four Out: Washington State, California, Richmond, Buffalo