Troy 69, Middle Tennessee 65

Troy 69, Middle Tennessee 65

Published Feb. 17, 2011 11:32 p.m. ET

Will Weathers scored 15 points and Troy scored the final four points of overtime to take a 69-65 victory over Middle Tennessee on Thursday night.

The Trojans (8-17, 6-7 Sun Belt Conference) have won four of five games and broke Middle Tennessee's five-game winning streak.

Steven Cunningham's free throw gave Troy a 66-65 lead with 3:06 left in OT. The Blue Raiders (14-13, 9-5) missed four shots from the field before Levan Patsatsia's layup gave Troy a 68-65 lead with 29 seconds left.

Weathers added a free throw for the final margin as Middle Tennessee went 0 for 9 from the field, including 0 for 5 from 3-point range, in overtime.

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Vernon Taylor added 13 points and Patsatsia and Regis Huddleston added 10 points each for Troy.

Jason Jones had 21 points, Trevor Ottley had 16 points and 12 rebounds, J.T. Sulton scored 12 and James Gallman 11 for the Blue Raiders.

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