The Appalachian State Mountaineers (16-15, 9-9 Sun Belt) play the South Alabama Jaguars (16-15, 9-9 Sun Belt) on Thursday in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Pensacola at the Pensacola Bay Center. Appalachian State finished the regular season with a 73-64 loss to Georgia Southern and the Mountaineers lost five of the last eight. South Alabama was defeated by Louisiana 74-64 in the final game of the regular season, which snapped a five-game winning streak for the Jaguars. Appalachian State and South Alabama do not have any players listed on their respective injury lists.
The Appalachian State Mountaineers allowed an average of only 64.5 points per game during the regular season, which was 38th, while holding opponents to a field goal shooting percentage of 40.0% which is 18th best in the country and a three-point shooting percentage of 32.0% which was 74th. Appalachian State's offense scored an average of 70.5 points per game which was just 203rd in the country. The Mountaineers shot 44.4% overall which was 198th and 33.4% from three point land which was 236th.
Donovan Gregory led Appalachian State in scoring with an average of 12.5 points per game, while shooting only 42.4% overall and 25.8% from three point land. Terence Harcum is the second leading scorer with an average of 11.0 points per game, while shooting only 38.5% overall and 35.2% from long distance. The top five scorers f or Appalachian State shoot between 38.5% and 46.2%. Gregory is the dish leader with an average of 4.3 assists per game. On the boards, Appalachian State averages 35.7 rebounds per game led by CJ Huntley with an average of 5.9 words per contest. Gregory is the leader in steals with an average of 1.7 per game and Justin Abson is the leader in blocked shots with an average of 2.2 per contest.
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