Appalachian State will look to continue its good play at home where the Mountaineers are 5-2 this season inside the Holmes Center. The Mountaineers are seeking to end a three-game losing skid with just its third home conference game out of their first seven. Tipoff between the Mountaineers and Mavericks is set for 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Saturday's contest can be heard live locally on WATA 1450 AM in Boone and Blowing Rock. It will also be carried on Appalachian State's flagship station, WKBC 97.3 FM, as well as, WZGV 730 AM, WCOG 1320 AM, and online/worldwide on appstatesports.com and via the TuneIn app.
The game can also be viewed live on ESPN3 via the WatchESPN app.
LOOKING BACK
• Appalachian State dropped its second game of its road trip to Georgia State on Monday, 83-72.
• Tyrell Johnson set a new career-high with 22 points on 6-for-8 shooting to lead the Mountaineers on Monday.
• Ronshad Shabazz notched his 35th career double-digit scoring game with an 18-point effort against the Panthers. It was his 17th such game in 18 contests this season.
• Also in double-figures for the Mountaineers was freshman Patrick Good. On 5-for-13 shooting, Good totaled 15 points.
• For the seventh time this season and in back-to-back games, Isaac Johnson led the Mountaineers in rebounding with eight. He leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game.
TOP HEADLINES AND SERIES HISTORY
• Appalachian State opens a two-game homestand by taking on UT Arlington on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
• Following a 84-69 win earlier this season (Jan. 2), Appalachian State trails the all-time series to UTA, 5-1.
• Before joining the Sun Belt, both programs had a 32-year gap between meetings and have now met five times since 2015.
• Appalachian's last win over UTA came in the 2014-15 season finale - a 72-60 win over the Mavericks.
• The Mountaineers are currently riding a three-game losing streak and will look to get back into the win column.
• Over his last two games, Ronshad Shabazz is averaging 27.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game to go along with seven total assists and just three turnovers in 72 minutes.
• On Monday, Tyrell Johnson scored a career-high 22 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field at Georgia State.
SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS
• UT Arlington enters today's contest with a 15-5 overall record and 5-2 mark in league play.
• The Mavericks are currently riding a three-game winning streak with wins over South Alabama, ULM and Louisiana.
• Kevin Hervey leads the Mavs in scoring and is one of three double-digit scorers (15.7 ppg).
• Jalen Jones (13.3 ppg) and Erick Neal (10.1 ppg) round out the double-figure scorers for the Mavs.
• Neal leads the team with 140 total assists this season, including 7.0 assists per game. That total is good for first in the Sun Belt.
• Following its win over App State on Jan. 2, UTA dropped back-to-back games at Texas State and at Troy.
• The Mavs shoot 46.8 percent from the floor and 33.0 percent from long range, but more impressively, have limited its opponents to just 30.6 percent shooting from behind the arc.
• As a team, UTA has forced 294 total turnovers and outrebound its opponent by an average of 4.3 rebounds per game.
LOOKING AHEAD
• App State will finish the homestand with a 7 p.m. clash with Texas State on Monday, Jan. 30.
