Appalachian St. 74, W. Carolina 63
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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WESTERN CAROLINA |
APPALACHIAN STATE |
| Points |
63 |
74 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
23-62 (.371) |
23-47 (.489) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
9-27 (.333) |
10-20 (.500) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
8-8 (1.000) |
18-25 (.720) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
22 (1/0) |
11 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
1 |
12 |
| Next 5 Games |
| WESTERN CAROLINA (ET) |
APPALACHIAN STATE (ET) |
| 03/03 @UNCG 7:00pm | | 03/07 @WOF 3:00pm | | 11/14 @CONN 7:30pm | | 11/20 TF 7:00pm | | 11/27 SDSU 11:30pm |
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| 03/08 UNCG 4:15pm | | 11/14 @UNCW 7:00pm | | 11/19 CHAR 7:00pm | | 11/22 @NIAG 4:00pm | | 11/29 CAMP 5:00pm |
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Associated Press
BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- Kellen Brand scored 18 points and Donald Sims had 15 to lead Appalachian State to a 74-63 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday.l
Jake Robinson had a pair of jumpers to lead the Catamounts to an early 17-15 lead at the 11:23 mark. Appalachian State (18-12, 13-7 Southern Conference) regained the lead on a 3-pointer by Brand, and after
Eric Wilson's basket gave Western Carolina (10-19, 6-13) the edge,
Jeremy Clayton scored on a dunk and Sims added a layup to put the Mountaineers ahead to stay.
Western Carolina fell off the pace because of 37.9 percent shooting in the first half while Appalachian State shot at a 59 percent pace to take control, 38-28, at halftime. The Catamounts cut an 11-point gap to 53-47 after
Richie Gordon converted a three-point play with 10:59 to play, but the Mountaineers cut off the rally and went on an 8-0 run to secure the win.
Robinson finished with 19 to lead Western Carolina.
Negus McKenna had 14 and Wilson added 11.
Western Carolina 63, 
Appalachian State 74