For the second-straight year, GoASU.com is counting down Appalachian State University athletics' 30 most memorable games, matches and meets from the 2010-11 academic year. This year's countdown began on Wednesday, July 6 and will continue until Thursday, August 4, the day before the ASU football hits the practice field for the first time to unofficially open the 2011-12 campaigns.

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Men's Basketball Survives Late Tulsa Rally

Nov. 12, 2010

TULSA, Okla. - Behind 35 points from junior Omar Carter, Appalachian State University men's basketball staved off a late Tulsa rally to earn an 89-86 win in the season opener in front of 5,418 fans at the Reynolds Center.

Making his Mountaineer debut, the junior transfer from Charleston Southern sank 10-of-18 field goals, including five three-pointers and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the foul line against the Conference USA opponent.

After Appalachian (1-0) turned a 55-52 deficit into a 70-60 lead midway through the second half, solid free-throw shooting and defense allowed ASU to maintain a comfortable cushion into the final minute and give Jason Capel his first victory as a head coach..

Trailing 76-67 with just over one minute remaining, the Golden Hurricane (0-1) began fouling the visitors and Carter, Marcus Wright and Donald Sims combined to sink 12 of the squad's final 13 free throws.

TU did not perish without a fight, scoring a whopping 16 points in the game's final 49 seconds to keep the outcome in doubt until the final horn.  After a Scottie Haralson trey cut the game to three points with 2.8 seconds left, TU stole a long inbound pass and Kodi Maduka was fouled with 1.4 seconds left before getting an opportunity to launch a potential game-tying buzzer beater.

For the game, the Apps shot 53 percent from the floor, including a 12-of-19 mark in the second half, good for 63 percent. The squad added 8-of-17 from downtown for 47 percent. Tulsa made 46 percent of its shots and drained 8-of-22 from three-point range.

Sims, the defending Southern Conference Player of the Year and only senior in the starting lineup, added 18 points on 4-of-8 shooting with an 8-of-8 mark at the charity stripe. The guard added seven assists and four rebounds to accompany one of ASU's five steals.

Starting big men Andre Williamson and newcomer Petey Hausley scored 10 points each on a combined 7-of-11 shooting. Hausley tallied seven rebounds and a block while Williamson added four boards and swatted two shots.

Mitch Woods also started for Appalachian in his debut and added six rebounds, five points and four of ASU's 13 assists.

Also making his Black and Gold debut, Anthony Thomas came off the bench to sink his only field goal attempt in three minutes of action.

TU's Haralson was the home team's leading scorer with 26 points, while big man Steven Idlet added 20 of his own.

The squads tied with 33 rebounds apiece while Tulsa won the turnover battle by a margin of 19-15.

GoASU.com's Most Memorable Games of 2010-11
30. Football 42, Western Illinois 14 — Dec. 4, 2010
29. Women's Cross Country Places Second at SoCon Championship — Oct. 30, 2010
28. Softball 2, Samford 1 — April 23, 2011
27. Men's Basketball 85, College of Charleston 70 — Feb. 24, 2011
26. Women's Basketball 83, Davidson 73 — Feb. 2, 2011
25. Baseball 7, Miami (Fla.) 5 — Feb. 25, 2011
24. Football 34, Elon 31 — Oct. 9, 2010
23. Women's Tennis 4, Wofford 3 (SoCon Tournament) — April 20, 2011
22. Women's Soccer 1, Georgia Southern 0 — Oct. 10, 2010
21. Men's Tennis 4, Samford 3 — April 10, 2011
20. Men's Soccer 2, Elon 1 — Oct. 23, 2011
19. Volleyball 3, High Point 2 — Aug. 28, 2010
18. Field Hockey 1, Georgetown 0 — Sept. 25, 2010
17. Softball 6, Elon 5 (SoCon Tournament) — May 13, 2011
16. Women's Basketball 74, Samford 62 — Jan. 11, 2011
15. Baseball 5, Furman 0 (SoCon Tournament) — May 27, 2011
14. Men's Cross Country Wins Six-Straight SoCon Championship — Oct. 30, 2010
13. Men's Basketball 89, Tulsa 86 — Nov. 12, 2010