BOONE, N.C. -- App State men's basketball looks for another weekend sweep on Saturday, hosting Little Rock at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.
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COVID-19 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
- There are no crowd size restrictions at this time.
- Face coverings are required in all indoor areas, regardless of vaccination status. If actively eating, face coverings are not required to be worn
- Face coverings are not required outside the Holmes Convocation Center.
- Hand sanitizer stations are available throughout the facility.
THE SERIES
- This will be the 16th meeting between the two schools, with Little Rock holding a slim 8-7 edge.
- The two teams met last season in the Sun Belt Tournament First Round, with the Mountaineers winning by a 67-60 score.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
- App State moved into first place in the Sun Belt with a 61-54 triumph over Arkansas State on Thursday. The Mountaineers now stand at 13-9 on the season and 7-2 in conference play.
- Michael Almonacy and Justin Forrest had 13 points each, Donovan Gregory tallied 11 points and nine rebounds and Adrian Delph added 10 points.
- Delph has scored in double figures in 20 of 22 games this season and is third in the conference, averaging 17.1 points.
- Almonacy has reached double figures in scoring in four of his last five games and is averaging 11.4 points during that span.
- App State's 7-2 start in Sun Belt play is the best conference start for the program since 2007-08, when the Mountaineers began SoCon play 9-2.
SCOUTING THE TROJANS
- Little Rock fell 65-49 at Coastal Carolina on Thursday evening to drop to 7-10 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
- Jordan Jefferson had a career-high 18 points, while Nikola Maric added 13 points and nine rebounds. Isaiah Palermo added nine points and five rebounds for the Trojans.
- Jefferson is the 12th different Trojan to reach double figures in a game this season.
- In three conference games this season, Maric is averaging 20.3 points on 57.1 percent (24-of-42) shooting and 7.7 rebounds. Maric is also just 24 points shy of 1,000 for his career.
UP NEXT
App State returns to the road next weekend in Texas.The Mountaineers play Thursday at Texas State at 8 p.m. EST on ESPN+ and on Saturday at UT Arlington at 6 p.m. EST on ESPN+.
