Troy faces SIU-Edwardsville after Phillips' 22-point outing

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

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

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: SIU-Edwardsville -3.5; over/under is 139.5

BOTTOM LINE: Troy plays 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 in home games. SIU-Edwardsville is second in the OVC scoring 78.4 points while shooting 44.7% from the field.

The Trojans have gone 2-1 away from home. Troy is sixth in the Sun Belt scoring 37.0 points per game in the paint led by Christyon Eugene averaging 6.0.

TOP PERFORMERS: Damarco Minor is scoring 12.0 points per game with 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Cougars. Ray'Sean Taylor is averaging 12.0 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 34.1% for SIU-Edwardsville.

Phillips is shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Trojans, while averaging 14.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.9 steals. 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.