App State Mountaineers at Western Carolina Catamounts
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 72
71 - 72
Amius, Parks lead Western Carolina past App State, 72-71
Amius was 8-of-13 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds, while Parks hit a career-best six 3-pointers on eight attempts. Matt Halvorsen scored 14, going 8 of 8 from the free-throw line.
Halvorsen hit a 3-pointer to give the Catamounts a 70-62 lead with four minutes left, but Appalachian State used a 9-0 run, while Western Carolina (3-6) committed three turnovers and went 0 for 3 from the field, to take a one-point lead on Craig Hinton's putback with 1:39 left. Neither team scored until Amius spun his defender in the lane for a two-handed dunk and Ronshad Shabazz missed a layup at the other end with two seconds to go.
Justin Forrest hit 5 of 9 from 3-point range and finished with 18 for Appalachian State (5-5) and Shabazz scored 16.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Western Carolina Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ronshad Shabazz missed Layup. | 71 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Mike Amius made Dunk. | 71 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Western Carolina Timeout | 71 - 70 |
Statistics
 APP |
 WCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-58 | FG | 26-56 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 8-15 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 5-12 | FT | 12-15 |
| 42 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Ramsey Center
Location: Cullowhee, NC
Attendance: 3,303 | Capacity:
Location: Cullowhee, NC
Attendance: 3,303 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |