Troy hosts Southern Miss following Weeks' 20-point outing

Southern Miss Golden Eagles (11-7, 5-1 Sun Belt) at Troy Trojans (11-6, 4-1 Sun Belt)

Troy, Alabama; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss visits Troy after Tylik Weeks scored 20 points in Southern Miss' 70-60 victory over the UL Monroe Warhawks.

The Trojans have gone 5-1 in home games. Troy is third in the Sun Belt in rebounding averaging 36.4 rebounds. Thomas Dowd leads the Trojans with 10.2 boards.

The Golden Eagles have gone 5-1 against Sun Belt opponents. Southern Miss averages 75.9 points while outscoring opponents by 3.5 points per game.

Troy averages 10.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.2 more made shots than the 8.3 per game Southern Miss gives up. Southern Miss averages 75.9 points per game, 1.0 fewer than the 76.9 Troy gives up.

The Trojans and Golden Eagles face off Wednesday for the first time in Sun Belt play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dowd averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Trojans, scoring 15.6 points while shooting 40.4% from beyond the arc. Theo Seng is shooting 52.9% and averaging 13.9 points over the past 10 games.

Weeks is averaging 18 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. Dylan Brumfield is averaging 10.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trojans: 7-3, averaging 81.1 points, 36.3 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.2 points per game.

Golden Eagles: 6-4, averaging 72.0 points, 32.2 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.