Appalachian State hosts South Carolina Upstate after Delph's 25-point outing

Published Mar. 15, 2022 2:22 a.m. ET

Associated Press

South Carolina Upstate Spartans (14-16, 10-6 Big South) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (19-14, 12-6 Sun Belt)

Boone, North Carolina; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Appalachian State faces the South Carolina Upstate Spartans after Adrian Delph scored 25 points in Appalachian State's 71-66 loss to the Georgia State Panthers.

Appalachian State has a 3-4 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

South Carolina Upstate is third in the Big South with 13.6 assists per game led by Dalvin White averaging 3.8.

TOP PERFORMERS: Delph is scoring 17.4 points per game and averaging 5.4 rebounds for the Mountaineers. Michael Almonacy is averaging 10.3 points and 3.2 rebounds over the last 10 games for Appalachian State.

Bryson Mozone is scoring 15.4 points per game with 5.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists for the Spartans. Jordan Gainey is averaging 12.4 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 41.2% over the last 10 games for South Carolina Upstate.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 5-5, averaging 68.5 points, 31.2 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 4.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.9 points per game.

Spartans: 5-5, averaging 69.5 points, 29.5 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points.

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