Defense Leads Men’s Basketball Past Troy 76-51

Friday, February 15

Statesboro, Ga.

9 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

Troy

Ga. Southern

2/16/2019 12:38:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

The Eagles play their final two road games of the regular season next week.

By: Marc Gignac

Postgame radio interview with Isaiah Crawley
Postgame radio interview with Mark Byington

STATESBORO – Isaiah Crawley collected 16 points and nine rebounds, and Georgia Southern forced 22 turnovers and held Troy to 28 percent shooting in a 76-51 Sun Belt men's basketball win over the Trojans Friday night.

Eagles of the Game
Crawley made 6 of 9 from the field, while Tookie Brown notched 16 points and a career-high five steals to go along with four assists. David-Lee Jones Jr. chipped in 11 points, and Montae Glenn tallied eight points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots.

Key moments
After leading by five points at halftime, the Eagles (16-10, 8-5) exploded out of the locker room with a 27-4 run over the first 9:58 of the second frame. Georgia Southern held Troy (11-14, 4-9) to 2 for 15 from the field and forced nine Trojan turnovers during the run.

Inside the Numbers
Georgia Southern held the Trojans, who were without Sun Belt Player of the Year candidate Jordon Varnado, to 26 percent shooting in the first half, and the Eagles tallied 16 steals, their most against a Division I opponent this season.

The contest was delayed 24 minutes to replace one of the rims on the basket after it broke during warmups.

Next up
The Eagles play their final two road games of the regular season in the Carolinas. GS travels to Coastal Carolina Feb. 21, and takes on Appalachian State Feb. 23.