Appalachian State hosts Appleby and Wake Forest

Published Dec. 13, 2022 2:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-4) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-3, 0-1 ACC)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest hosts the Appalachian State Mountaineers after Tyree Appleby scored 26 points in Wake Forest's 72-70 loss to the LSU Tigers.

The Demon Deacons have gone 5-0 at home. Wake Forest is ninth in the ACC with 13.2 assists per game led by Appleby averaging 5.5.

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The Mountaineers have gone 2-1 away from home. Appalachian State ranks sixth in the Sun Belt with 34.8 rebounds per game led by Justin Abson averaging 5.7.

TOP PERFORMERS: Appleby is scoring 19.1 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists for the Demon Deacons. Cameron Hildreth is averaging 12.1 points and 6.7 rebounds while shooting 48.3% for Wake Forest.

Tyree Boykin averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Mountaineers, scoring 10.9 points while shooting 31.3% from beyond the arc. Donovan Gregory is averaging 12.6 points, four assists and 1.9 steals for Appalachian State.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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