HATTIESBURG, Miss. – A last-chance effort in the final three minutes comes up short for Troy as the team falls in the conference opener, 64-60, to Southern Miss on Thursday night in the Reed Green Coliseum.
The Trojans (8-6, 0-1 SBC) fall in their conference opener for the first time in Cross's tenure and the first time since the 2018-19 season.
Zay Williams led the Trojans in scoring for the second straight game with 19 points on 5-of-8 from the field and 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Kieffer Punter (14) and Aamer Muhammad (11) finished in double figures alongside Williams, accounting for 73.