Troy basketball rolls past Louisiana behind barrage of 3s, 90-70

Troy scorched the net for a season-best 17 3-pointers in a 90-70 victory over Louisiana at the Cajundome in Lafayette, La., on Saturday.

Brothers Cobi and Cooper Campbell hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 points each for the Trojans, who improve to 11-6 overall and 4-1 in Sun Belt Conference play. After Georgia Southern lost at South Alabama on Saturday, Troy is now tied for first place in the league standings.

Troy scored the first nine points of the game, and led by double-digits from the 12-minute mark of the first half. The Trojans were up 53-35 at halftime and by no less than 10 the rest of the way.

Thomas Dowd was Troy’s leading scorer (15 points, including three 3-pointers) and rebounder (8) while also dishing out five assists. Victor Valdes added 12 points, five rebounds and seven assists, while Jerrel Bellany contributed 11 points, Kerrington Kiel 11 and Theo Seng nine.

Dorian Finister scored a game-high 25 points for Louisiana, which falls to 4-14 overall, 2-4 in the Sun Belt. Dariyus Woodson was the only other Ragin’ Cajuns player in double-figures scoring with 13 points.

Troy is back home Wednesday, hosting Southern Miss at 6 p.m. at Trojan Arena. That game will stream live via ESPN+.