UT Arlington Mavericks at App State Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
76 - 80
Shabazz scores 21, Appalachian State hangs on 80-76
The Mountaineers (7-8, 2-0 Sun Belt) were leading by 12 with 1:02 remaining and then were nearly undone by 8-of-14 free-throw shooting before ending a four-game losing streak to the Mavericks (9-6, 0-2).
Shabazz missed 5 of 8 from the line in the final minute but made two for a 78-71 lead. Erick Neal answered with a layup, Shabazz missed two free throws but UTA threw away a pass and Isaac Johnson made two free throws before Neal finished the scoring with a 3-pointer with seven seconds left.
O'Showen Williams added 14 points and Griffin Kinney and Craig Hinton 11 each for Appalachian State. Johnson had 12 rebounds with his nine points.
Neal tied a career-high 27 points and eight rebounds plus three assists that moved him into first all-time for UTA with 652. Kevin Hervey added 12 points, tying him for third on UTA's career scoring list at 1,411, and eight rebounds, putting him fifth at UTA for career boards at 762.
The Mountaineers are 6-0 at home for the first time since 2004-05.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Erick Neal made Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Isaac Johnson made Free Throw. | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Isaac Johnson made Free Throw. | 73 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Kevin Hervey. | 73 - 78 |
Statistics
 UTA |
 APP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-70 | FG | 24-54 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 15-23 | FT | 20-32 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 29 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Boone, NC
Attendance: 891 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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 |