TROY, Ala. -- Fresh off of a victory in its Sun Belt opener, App State men's basketball will look to improve to 2-0 in Sun Belt play on Saturday at Troy. Tip is set for 3 p.m. EST on ESPN+ and the Appalachian Sports Network from Learfield IMG College.
THE SERIES
- This will be the 13th meeting between the two schools, with App State leading 8-4
- The teams split the two meetings last season with each team winning on its home court
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
- App State improved to 7-4 on the season with an 81-71 win at South Alabama in its Sun Belt opener on Thursday
- Justin Forrest tallied a season-high 32 points on a season-high 10 made field goals, four rebounds, a career-high tying six assists and a career-high tying four steals. Isaac Johnson added 16 points and 10 rebounds for his second straight and fourth double-double of the season
- App State has scored 81 or more points in three straight games and is averaging 84.0 points during that span. In addition, the Black and Gold own a +8.5 scoring margin, which ranks third in the Sun Belt
- The Mountaineers continue to lead the league in scoring defense, giving up 61.7 points
- The Mountaineers have posted at least seven wins in their first 11 games 34 times in program history and four times since the 1999-00 season, including this year. The last time App State started 7-4 or better during a season was 2009-10, when the Mountaineers also began 7-4
- The last time the Black and Gold started a season 8-4 or better was during the 2006-07 season, when App State started the season 9-3
SCOUTING THE TROJANS
- Troy topped Coastal Carolina 77-59 in its Sun Belt opener on Thursday
- Ty Gordon drained five three-pointers to finish with a game-high 17 points off the bench. Darian Adams finished with 13 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Zay Williams had 11 points and seven rebounds
- The Trojans rank as the second best team in the Sun Belt in rebounding (39.3 rpg) and in assists (14.7 apg)
- Adams leads the team in scoring at 13.3 points, while Williams ranks second in scoring (12.3 ppg) and leads the team in shooting percentage (.518) and rebounding (6.2 rpg)
UP NEXT
App State will close out non-conference play on Dec. 29 at NC State. Tip is set for 4 p.m. on ACC Network.
