{"id":9518,"date":"2026-03-02T17:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/?p=9518"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:44:19","slug":"troy-mens-basketball-takes-down-louisiana-ragin-cajuns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.troy.edu\/trojanvision\/2026\/03\/02\/troy-mens-basketball-takes-down-louisiana-ragin-cajuns\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy Men’s Basketball takes down Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 Troy men’s basketball<\/a> took down the Ragin’ Cajuns of Louisiana 78 to 59 in the Trojans’ penultimate matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the game started tight with a halftime score of 27 to 23, Troy gapped the Ragin’ Cajuns 51 to 36 in the second half to take the much-needed victory. The Trojans also out-assisted and out-rebounded Louisiana, something head coach Scott Cross<\/a> noticed throughout the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We kept it simple,” Cross said. “Our guys made good decisions. Cooper<\/a> had eight assists and one turnover, JB was amazing, 11 for 13 that’s hard to do at any level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Thomas had a great game, Cobi<\/a> was playing great defensively for us, Austin<\/a> and Kerrington<\/a> gave us a lift coming off the bench, and Evan played good minutes in backup for JB. It was a great all-around game, but I just felt like we were connected like we had been in some of our great games earlier in the year and it was good to see.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MORE FOR YOU: Troy Women\u2019s Basketball dominates South Alabama inside Trojan Arena<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One player who dominated for the Trojans was senior Jerrell Bellamy<\/a> who scored a season high 25 points against the Ragin’ Cajuns. One thing that motivated him in his performance was his teammates energy during the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I really feed off my teammates,” Bellamy said. “They really just hype me up, they like when I dunk, they just tell me ‘Do something different,’ but I’m just getting above the rim, and they get hype for me so I appreciate them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Troy is now tied for first in the sunbelt with App State and Marshall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 Troy men’s basketball took down the Ragin’ Cajuns of Louisiana 78 to 59 in the Trojans’ penultimate matchup.<\/p>\n

Although the game started tight with a halftime score of 27 to 23, Troy gapped the Ragin’ Cajuns 51 to 36 in the second half to take the much-needed victory. The Trojans also…<\/p>\n

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