Merrimack vs Troy 11/17/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Merrimack Warriors will be in Missoula, MT Thursday night for a match up with the Troy Trojans. Merrimack comes into Thursday 1-1 on the year following a 16 point win over the Clark Cougars. Offensively the Warriors shot the ball extremely well making 44.4% of their shots and scored 64 points in the game following a 35 point second half. The Warriors defense stifled Clark as well holding the Cougars to just 48 points on 29.3% shooting from the floor.

Jordan Minor is the offensive leader for Merrimack averaging 17 points on 63.2% shooting, while leading the team with 8.5 rebounds per game. Devon Savage chips in a second best 11 points and Jordan Derkack is third on the team averaging 10.5 points and a team high 4.5 assists.

The Troy Trojans come into their fourth game of the season Thursday night undefeated following a seven point road win over Florida State. Defensively Troy struggled a bit as Florida State made 45.5% of their shots and 47.4% from beyond the arc but the Trojans forced 19 turnovers to secure the win. Offensively Troy continued to shoot the ball well making nearly 42% of their shots to score 79 points in the game after a 47 point second half.

Nelson Phillips is the offensive leader for Troy averaging 13.3 points on 40% shooting from the floor. Christyon Eugene and Aamer Muhammad adds in a second best 13 points each while Zay Williams has averaged 10 points on 56.5% shooting. Kieffer Punter Scoring nine points per game to go along with a team high 3.7 assists.