North Carolina Central Eagles at App State Mountaineers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
73 - 82
Battle leads Appalachian State to 82-73 win over NCCU
Appalachian State (4-5) has won all four of its home games and three of its last four after opening the season 1-4.
Battle was 4 of 4 from the floor and made 10 of 11 free throws. O'Showen Williams nailed 3 of 4 from distance to total 13 points and Ronshad Shabazz scored 12. Tyrell Johnson chipped in with 11 points and six rebounds and Adrian Delph had 10 points as nine players put points on the board.
Appalachian State trailed throughout the first half until Battle converted a 3-point play to go ahead 33-31 at the 3:06 mark. Battle added two more free throws and Breki Gylfason drilled a 3-pointer for a 38-36 halftime advantage. A Raasean Davis dunk started NCCU on a 9-2 run to retake the lead 45-40 early in the second period. The Mountaineers answered with a 14-3 rally, capped by Delph's trey, to lead 54-48 with 12:41 remaining. They pushed their advantage to 68-55 at the 6:08 mark.
Davis hit 10 of 11 field goals for 21 points to lead the Eagles (4-6).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Jordan Perkins. | 73 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Jordan Perkins Turnover. | 73 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Justin Forrest made Free Throw. | 73 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Justin Forrest made Free Throw. | 73 - 81 |
Statistics
 NCCU |
 APP |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-58 | FG | 27-59 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 12-17 | FT | 21-25 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Boone, NC
Attendance: 827 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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