Troy takes down Louisiana 87-73

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Christyon Eugene had 18 points in Troy’s 87-73 victory over Louisiana on Wednesday night.

Eugene also had eight rebounds for the Trojans (20-10, 13-4 Sun Belt Conference). Tayton Conerway scored 15 points and added six steals. Victor Valdes had 13 points.

Kobe Julien led the way for the Ragin’ Cajuns (17-13, 9-8) with 21 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Brandon Hardy added 15 points for Louisiana. Hosana Kitenge recorded 13 points, six rebounds and three steals.

The Trojans hit 38-of-42 free throw attempts, something head coach Scott Cross was impressed to see from his team.

“To be able to hit as many free throws as we did on the road is a phenomenal tribute to our guys for being locked in mentally. To start 30-30, I don’t know if I have ever been part of something like that,” Cross said after the game. “That’s guys being really locked in mentally. We played hard. We played solid defense. Did a pretty good job of rebounding the ball.”

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