ASU men at Appalachian St.
WHEN 5:30 p.m. Central
WHERE Holmes Convocation Center, Boone, N.C.
RECORDS Arkansas State 13-4, 4-1 Sun Belt Conference; Appalachian State 12-9, 6-2
SERIES Appalachian State leads 7-6
TV None
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
Arkansas State
POS. NAME, HT, YRPPGRPG
G Caleb Fields, 6-0, Jr.8.54.0
G Desi Sills, 6-2, Sr.14.23.2
F Norchad Omier, 6-7, So.17.111.3
F Keyon Wesley, 6-9, Jr.4.74.3
G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, Sr.12.92.9
COACH Mike Balado (64-73 in fifth season at Arkansas State and overall)
Appalachian State
POS. NAME, HT, YRPPGRPG
G Adrian Delph, 6-3, Sr.17.44.8
G Michael Almonacy, 6-0, Sr.9.83.1
F Donovan Gregory, 6-5, Jr.9.55.3
F CJ Huntley, 6-10, So.6.13.8
F James Lewis Jr., 6-8, Sr.6.16.1
COACH Dustin Kerns (46-36 in third season at Appalachian St., 77-73 in fifth season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
Ark StateApp State
75.0Points for67.5
68.9Points against63.3
+2.9Rebound margin+0.9
+0.4Turnover margin+2.3
47.1FG pct.42.0
32.93-pt pct.31.2
75.8FT pct.64.9
CHALK TALK Norchad Omier ranks second nationally in both field-goal percentage (67.6%) and offensive rebounds per game (4.1). ... Appalachian State has won the past two meetings in the series, including a 71-64 victory in Jonesboro in January 2020. ... Arkansas State is 9-0 this season when Marqius Eaton and Desi Sills combine for at least 26 points.
-- Mitchell Gladstone