BOONE, N.C. -- Following the women's basketball game at 2 p.m. against Louisiana, App State men's basketball will host Arkansas State at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Holmes Convocation Center.
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased
here. One ticket will get fans into both games on Saturday.
The contest will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live stats and listening options available to follow along.
THE SERIES
- This will be the 16th meeting between the two schools in a series that App State leads 8-7.
- The Mountaineers have won three of the last four meetings against the Red Wolves.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS (12-10, 5-4 SBC)
- App State ranks 34th in the nation in field goal percentage defense and leads the Sun Belt. The Mountaineers have held their opponents to 40.1% shooting from the field.
- Terence Harcum has led the scoring charge in the last two wins, recording a career-high 28 points at Old Dominion last Saturday, and posting 21 against Georgia State. During the last two games, the sophomore has recorded 49 points on 14-24 shooting, 12 rebounds, five assists, 10 3-pointers, and has shot 11-15 from the free throw line. Harcum has led the team in scoring four times during SBC play (five total).
- The Black & Gold led from start to finish against the reigning Sun Belt champions on Thursday night, defeating Georgia State, 71-59. In the first half, the Mountaineers scored 42 points in a half against a Sun Belt opponent for the first time since Jan. 1, 2022, when App State scored 45 second-half points to beat ULM, 77-69. On Thursday, they also held their opponent to 27 points or less in a half for the fifth time this month.
- Justin Abson blocked four shots on Thursday night, totaling 47 on the season. The freshman is now 10th all-time in single-season blocks at App State. The record is 75, set by Jeremy Clayton during the 2007-08 season. After his 10th game this year with three or more, Abson now ranks 15th in the nation in total blocks.
- App State fouls only 14.2 times per game, the fewest in the conference and 19th-fewest in the nation.
SCOUTING THE RED WOLVES (9-13, 1-8 SBC)
- Arkansas State is looking to bounce back after losing its last eight. The Red Wolves started their conference season with a 3-point win over Old Dominion before the streak began.
- In league action, Omar El-Sheikh leads the Red Wolves in points (11.8) and rebounds (10.8). The graduate student has recorded six double-doubles this season and is third in the conference on the glass.
- Arkansas State's Terrence Ford Jr. holds the third-best assist/turnover ratio in the country (3.4).
- Both the Red Wolves and the Mountaineers have had seven different leading scorers, including ties.
UP NEXT
Next week, App State will host Marshall (Feb. 2) and James Madison (Feb. 4).
