ATLANTA (Interstat) — Troy used a decisive second-half surge to defeat Georgia State 74-63 in a Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at GSU Sports Arena.

The teams were tied 28-28 at halftime, but the Trojans outscored the Panthers 46-35 after the break. Troy’s interior dominance was key, outscoring Georgia State 42-20 in the paint and grabbing 15 offensive rebounds.

Thomas Dowd led Troy with 16 points, while Cobi Campbell added 15. Victor Valdes contributed 12 points and nine assists. Micah Tucker scored a game-high 18 points for Georgia State.

Troy improved to 16-8 overall. Georgia State fell to 9-15. An announced crowd of 2,037 attended.