MOBILE, Ala. -- App State men's basketball will begin Sun Belt play on Thursday evening at South Alabama. Tip is set for 8 p.m. EST on ESPN+ and the Appalachian Sports Network from Learfield IMG College.
THE SERIES
- This will be the 10th all-time meeting between the two schools
- The Jaguars won both meetings last season and have won seven straight in the series
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
- App State improved to 6-4 on the season with a 81-59 win over Howard on Saturday
- Isaac Johnson tallied his third double-double of the season with a season-high 19 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high tying seven assists. O'Showen Williams added 14 points, Justin Forrest had 13 points and Adrian Delph had 10 points
- Williams has tallied double figures in scoring in four consecutive games and is averaging 16.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists during that span
- The Black and Gold are giving up a league leading 60.8 points and have held eight of its last nine opponents to 62 points or less
- The Mountaineers' six wins through their first 10 games is the best start for the program since the 2009-10 season, when the Black and Gold also started 6-4
SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
- South Alabama improved to 6-4 on the season with a 89-79 win over Alabama A&M on Tuesday
- Josh Ajayi tallied a game-high 24 points on 10-of-15 (66.7 percent) shooting and five rebounds. Chad Lott added 17 points and KK Curry poured in 15 points off the bench
- Andre Fox leads the team in scoring at 16.1 points, with Ajayi right behind at 16.0 points. Lott is also averaging double figures in scoring at 14.0 points
- Lott and Ajayi rank first and second in the league in shooting percentage at 61.3 percent and 61.2 percent, respectively.
UP NEXT
The Mountaineers continue Sun Belt play on Saturday at 3 p.m. EST at Troy on ESPN+ and conclude non-conference play on Dec. 29 at N.C. State at 4 p.m. on ACC Network.
