Appalachian St. 76, W. Carolina 70
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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WESTERN CAROLINA |
APPALACHIAN STATE |
| Points |
70 |
76 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
25-58 (.431) |
25-45 (.556) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
5-17 (.294) |
8-20 (.400) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
15-17 (.882) |
18-25 (.720) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
24 (0/0) |
18 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
12 |
7 |
| Next 5 Games |
| WESTERN CAROLINA (ET) |
APPALACHIAN STATE (ET) |
| 01/29 FUR 8:00pm | | 01/31 WOF 7:00pm | | 02/02 @DAV 7:00pm | | 02/05 COFC 7:00pm | | 02/07 CIT 7:00pm |
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| 01/29 WOF 7:00pm | | 01/31 FUR 3:30pm | | 02/02 @GASO 7:30pm | | 02/05 CIT 7:00pm | | 02/07 @ELON 4:30pm |
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Associated Press
BOONE, N.C. -- Kellen Brand scored a career-high 31 points to lead Appalachian State to a 76-70 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday.
Brand shot 10-for-13 from the field, including 5-for-7 from 3-point range, and went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line.
Josh Hunter added 11 points for the Mountaineers (7-10, 4-5 Southern Conference), while
Isaac Butts grabbed 11 rebounds.
Harouna Mutombo's jumper with 1:29 remaining in the game cut the Mountaineers' lead to 70-69. But Brand, Hunter and
Donald Sims made two free-throws each in the final 1:08 to clinch the win.
Mutombo scored 16 points to lead the Catamounts (9-9, 4-4).
Brandon Giles chipped in with 14 points and eight rebounds.
The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Mountaineers.
The Catamounts have now lost four of their last five games.
Western Carolina 70, 
Appalachian State 76