Troy at Drake

These teams met in Alaska earlier this year with Troy coming away with a 5 point win 80-75. Does a homecourt and a few weeks later translate to 15 points? We don't think so. Maybe it was the loss to lowly Alabama State, but Troy was without their pointguard who took ill right before the game. They not only have beaten Drake, but have played tough at Auburn losing by 3, and beating URI by 6 on the road. This Troy team has gotten a huge surprise from O'Darien Bassett. This first year player has averaged over 20 points a game, and has added to the returning cast to suddenly make Troy a player in the Sun Belt. Drake has a good player of their own in Ajay Calvin 19.4 ppg, and the supporting casts are relatively equal. Troy beat Drake at the FT-line in Alaska shooting 19-22. Troy is ranked #4 in the country in FT shooting so there will be no giveaway points in this one. We will gladly take the double digit points, as Troy will keep this close.