Sports Editor
The Troy men’s basketball team’s conference title run came to a screeching halt Friday night in New Orleans after losing 73-51 to Georgia State in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament.
The Trojans fell behind early, and never could get much going against a stingy Panther defense.
Georgia State lived up to its role as the tournament’s No. 2 seed, dominating both ends of the floor. Jeff Thomas and D’Marcus Simonds put up 19 and 17 points, respectively, and the Panthers held Troy to just 31 percent shooting from the floor, including 5-29 from 3-point range.