Delph and the Appalachian State Mountaineers host conference foe Little Rock
Little Rock Trojans (7-10, 2-3 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (13-9, 7-2 Sun Belt)
Boone, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Adrian Delph and the Appalachian State Mountaineers host Isaiah Palermo and the Little Rock Trojans in Sun Belt play.
The Mountaineers are 8-2 on their home court. Appalachian State has a 3-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Trojans are 2-3 against Sun Belt opponents. Little Rock is 3-9 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Mountaineers and Trojans face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Delph is shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc with 2.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Mountaineers, while averaging 17.1 points. Donovan Gregory is averaging 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds over the past 10 games for Appalachian State.
Palermo is scoring 12.5 points per game and averaging 4.7 rebounds for the Trojans. Marko Lukic is averaging 12.1 points and 3.5 rebounds over the last 10 games for Little Rock.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 7-3, averaging 64.4 points, 29.7 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 6.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.4 points per game.
Trojans: 3-7, averaging 67.4 points, 26.6 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 5.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 40.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.0 points.
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