What to know: South Alabama basketball travels to Troy on Saturday

Troy hosts Southern Alabama in a Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball game at 5 p.m. Saturday at Trojan Arena.

Here’s a look at what you need to know about the matchup:

South Alabama (14-5, 6-1, first in Sun Belt Conference)

Head coach: Richie Riley (seventh season)

Last time out: Beat Troy 64-63 in Mobile on Jan. 18

Top players: G Myles Corey (15.4 ppg, 4.4 apg); F Barry Dunning (12.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg); F Judah Brown (10.7 ppg, 45.0% 3PT); F John Broom (6.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg)

Notable: Saturday marks the second straight meeting between the Trojans and Jaguars after Thursday games involving both teams were pushed to Monday due to potentially dangerous road conditions resulting from winter storm Enzo. South Alabama beat Troy 64-63 in Mobile last Saturday, with Dunning hitting a pair of free throws with 1.7 seconds remaining to secure to victory. … The Jaguars remain in first place in the Sun Belt Conference, a half-game ahead of Arkansas State. The Red Wolves (15-5, 6-2) beat Appalachian State 65-55 on Thursday, while the Jaguars were idle. … South Alabama is 10-3 vs. Troy under Riley, but has not won in Trojan Arena since 2021. The Trojans have won the last three in the series at home, including 83-79 last season. … South Alabama leads the Sun Belt in scoring defense (61.6 ppg, 9th nationally), scoring margin (12.3 ppg), opponents field goal percentage (37.5%, 6th), fewest turnovers per game (9.3, 6th), turnover margin (5.47, 7th), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.73-to-1, 6th), assists (16.1 per game) and steals (9.79 per game, T13th). … Brown’s 3-point percentage leads the Sun Belt and ranks 10th nationally. He’s second in the league in 3-pointers made per game (2.84). … South Alabama’s game at Louisiana-Monroe, postponed from Thursday, will now take place at 6:30 p.m. Monday.

Troy (11-7, 4-3, sixth in Sun Belt Conference)

Head coach: Scott Cross (sixth season)

Last time out: Lost to South Alabama 64-63 in Mobile on Jan. 18

Top players: G Tayton Conerway (12.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.8 apg, 3.2 spg); F/G Myles Rigsby (11.3 ppg); F Thomas Dowd (8.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg); F Jackson Fields (7.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg)

Notable: Troy is 3-8 vs. South Alabama under Cross, with all three victories coming at Trojan Arena. The Trojans beat the Jaguars 83-79 at home last season, and also won at Trojan Arena in 2023 (61-57) and 2022 (77-68). … Troy currently sits in sixth place in the Sun Belt standings, behind South Alabama and Arkansas State and a half-game behind Texas State, App State and Marshall (all 5-3 in league play). … The Trojans rank third in the Sun Belt in scoring defense (66.4 ppg), second in field-goal percentage (45.0%), tied for second in rebounding (32.1 per game) and second in offensive rebounding (13.9). … Conerway has been one of the top all-around players in the Sun Belt this season, ranking second in the league in assists and first in steals. His steals average per game ranks fourth nationally. … Rigsby — a preseason All-Sun Belt pick — did not start vs. South Alabama last Saturday after sitting out one game and part of another after taking an elbow to the head vs. Texas State on Jan. 11. However, he came off the bench to post five points, four rebounds and three steals in 22 minutes vs. the Jaguars. … Troy remains one of the deepest teams in the Sun Belt, with eight players averaging at least 15.3 minutes per game and 10 averaging at least 11.2. An 11th player, forward Randarius Jones, averages 8.7. … Troy’s game vs. Southern Miss, postponed from Thursday, will now take place at 5 p.m. Monday.

Saturday’s game will stream live via ESPN+.