Marshall plays Troy following Mingo’s 23-point game

Troy Trojans (9-4, 2-0 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (8-7, 1-1 Sun Belt)

Huntington, West Virginia; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Marshall takes on Troy after Dezayne Mingo scored 23 points in Marshall’s 77-71 victory against the Texas State Bobcats.

The Thundering Herd are 8-1 on their home court. Marshall is third in the Sun Belt scoring 76.1 points while shooting 44.2% from the field.

The Trojans have gone 2-0 against Sun Belt opponents. Troy ranks fifth in the Sun Belt with 34.7 rebounds per game led by Thomas Dowd averaging 5.2.

Marshall’s average of 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.5 more made shots on average than the 6.9 per game Troy gives up. Troy has shot at a 45.7% clip from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points above the 44.4% shooting opponents of Marshall have averaged.

The Thundering Herd and Trojans face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nate Martin is averaging 9.7 points and 7.9 rebounds for the Thundering Herd.

Dowd is averaging 8.4 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Trojans.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thundering Herd: 5-5, averaging 76.6 points, 32.4 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points per game.

Trojans: 7-3, averaging 76.3 points, 33.5 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 10.2 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.