Texas State, Troy meet in conference play

Texas State (22-6, 11-4) vs. Troy (11-15, 4-10)
Trojan Arena, Troy, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Troy hosts Texas State in a Sun Belt matchup. Both teams last played on Saturday. Texas State won 64-62 over Louisiana-Lafayette, while Troy is coming off of a 68-52 loss to South Alabama.
LEADING THE CHARGE: Troy’s Alex Hicks has averaged 12.5 points and 8.1 rebounds while Javan Johnson has put up 10.5 points and 4.2 rebounds. For the Bobcats, Nijal Pearson has averaged 17.9 poin