It was the first Sun Belt Conference loss for Troy (10-5 overall, 3-1 conference), which had won five straight going into the game.
TROY – Troy coach Scott Cross offered no excuses following Troy’s 74-73 loss to Texas State in the final seconds on Thursday night.“The last 30 minutes was a team I didn’t recognize,” Cross said. “It looked like a very middle of the pack, mediocre basketball team that last 30 minutes, and that’s not good enough to win a championship.
People are also reading… It came after Dothan native Thomas Dowd scored inside on a power move for Troy following a nice assist by Tayton Conerway to tie it at 73-73 with 7.1 seconds left.“I did,” Cross said. “But we didn’t deserve to win that game. You leave it in the officials’ hands, that’s what’s going to happen. It’s unfortunate, but there were 55 plays we could have controlled that we could have got stops or done something better.
On the ensuing inbounds, Rigsby got off a desperation shot after dribbling across midcourt, but it was nowhere close as the horn sounded to end the game. Rigsby, Jr., nailed a 3-pointer from the corner for Troy to tie it at 57-57. Jackson Fields gave Troy back the lead at 59-57 after connecting on two free throws with 8:04 remaining. It went back-and-forth at that point until Texas State pulled off the win.
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