Troy 86, at Louisiana-Monroe 80

MONROE, La. (Interstat) — Zay Dyer scored 24 points and Troy used a dominant third-quarter surge to overcome a sloppy start and defeat Louisiana-Monroe 86-80 in a Sun Belt Conference women’s basketball game Wednesday night at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. The Trojans, who entered the game with the conference’s top record, improved to 14-3 overall. The Warhawks fell to 7-9. The most critical phase of the contest came in the third period, where Troy transformed a narrow 33-30 halftime deficit into a commanding lead. After a back-and-forth first half featuring 10 lead changes and 24 combined turnovers, the Trojans found their rhythm.… Read more...