App State Mountaineers at South Florida Bulls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 76
69 - 76
Rideau scores 18, USF holds off Appalachian State 76-69
Xavier Castaneda scored 12 points and was 4-for-4 at the free throw line in the closing minute for USF (7-2) which hadn't played since Nov. 30.
Appalachian State (4-6) trailed by as many as 15 in the first half, but opened the second on an 11-2 run to knot the score at 40-40. USF responded with its own 11-2 run. The Mountaineers closed to 69-66 with 1:35 left, but the Bulls went 7 of 12 at the line after that.
Castaneda, a freshman, defended Ronshad Shabazz, who scored a game-high 29 points but on 10 of 19 shooting, including 2 of 7 from distance. Justin Forrest added 17 points, but that came on 4 of 13 shooting, including 3 of 8 from 3-point range.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | David Collins Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | O'Showen Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Bennett Holley Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:11 | LaQuincy Rideau missed Free Throw. | 69 - 76 |
Statistics
 APP |
 USF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-56 | FG | 27-62 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-22 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 20-24 | FT | 16-28 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 57 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fouls | 24 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Yuengling Center
Location: Tampa, FL
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Location: Tampa, FL
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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 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |