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Troy (16-14, 8-8) 67 at UTA (23-6, 13-3) 82
Monday, February 27, 2017
College Park Center • Arlington, Texas

Postgame Notes

• UTA improved to 23-6 on the season and 13-3 in the Sun Belt. The Mavericks return to action Thursday in a 7 p.m. contest at ULM. UTA concludes its regular season on Saturday at Louisiana (7:15 p.m., ESPN3).

• Troy fell to 16-14 on the season and 8-8 in the Sun Belt. The Trojans host Arkansas State and Little Rock Thursday and Saturday in Trojan Arena.

• For the 5th time this season (and the 1st since Nov. 18), UTA's starting lineup consisted of forwards Jorge Bilbao and Faith Pope and guards Jalen Jones, Drew Charles and Erick Neal.

• Troy's starting lineup consisted of forwards DeVon Walker, Juan Davis, Jr. and Jordon Varnado and guards Kevin Baker and Wesley Person.

• UTA's game against Troy marked the final regular season home game for four Maverick seniors: Jorge Bilbao, Drew Charles, Jalen Jones and Faith Pope. The quartet and their families were honored in a pregame ceremony and all four players were among the starting lineup.

• Kaelon Wilson and Kevin Hervey were UTA's first substitutes off the bench at the 13:44 mark of the first half.

• Senior forward Jorge Bilbao moved into a tie for 6th on the UTA list for career appearances with 120. He could move into a tie for fourth if he plays each of the remaining 3 regular-season games of the season.

• Senior Faith Pope, in his first start since mid-November, scored the game's first basket â€" a dunk off an assist from Jorge Bilbao at the 19:47 mark. He also registered a dunk on the team's third bucket of the game at the 17:00 mark, then scored on a 3-pointer just :39 seconds later. Pope scored 7 of the team's first 9 points.

• Drew Charles attempted 7 3-point field goals against Troy. He moved into 9th on the career list for 3-point attempts with 418, passing Anthony Durham (412, 1993-98).

• UTA shot 50 percent, compared to Troy's 41 percent in the game. The Mavericks moved to 20-0 when shooting a better percentage than its opponent this season.

• UTA outrebounded Troy 41-31. The Mavericks moved to 21-0 when outrebounding its opponent this season.

• Hervey scored 13 points in today's game against Troy. He has scored in double-figures in 22-straight appearances (He missed the Troy game at Trojan Arena on Jan. 14) and 25 times this season.

• Faith Pope scored 14 points against Troy, surpassing his season high (10 vs. St. Francis) and equaling his career best (14 vs. Fordham, 11/14/2015)

• UTA's over Troy clinched no worse than a tie for the Sun Belt Conference regular season title. UTA will be the No. 1 seed at next week's Sun Belt Championships in New Orleans and are guaranteed a postseason berth in the NIT (unless it earns an automatic or at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament).

• The victory over Troy handed UTA its first-ever undefeated home record. The Mavericks moved to 13-0 this season in College Park Center. The 13 wins is the second-highest home victory total in program history.

• UTA's win against Troy gave the Mavericks 23 wins on the season, the 3rd highest total in program history. UTA won 24 games in 2012 & 2016.

• The victory over Troy also extended UTA's home win streak to 16-straight games, dating back to Feb. 20, 2016 against ULM.

• UTAs win over Troy served as head coach Scott Cross' 200th career victory. In his 11th season as the head coach of the Mavericks, Cross moved to 200-145 as a head coach â€" all at UTA.