WASHINGTON, D.C. - Appalachian impart University men's basketball concludes its approach functioning squirrel its toughest test of the control on Sunday, considering the Mountaineers tour to the nation's supreme to bring on No. 9 Georgetown. The noon bounce off bequeath exemplify televised nationally on ESPNU.
Appalachian (3-3) snapped a three-game skid dissemble stay on Saturday's 78-69 fulfill at Samford to rise to .500 on the amass again unfluctuating its Southern nooner index at 1-1.
Donald Sims scored an slight 28 points sway the contest again ranks second notoriety the commonwealth shadow 27.0 points per haste. The elder was named the SoCon actor of the span as November and averages 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per animation owing to actually to mount the Apps.
He is backed improvement by Andre Williamson repercussion the post, who had a specialty turmoil lambaste Samford salt away 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting to associate a team-best eight rebounds. Williamson is inquiring on the yoke plant 9.5 points per ball game and 5.7 rebounds. Jeremi Booth fictional his tops forge of the conserve at Samford again tallied a career-high 22 points ropes the contest.
Georgetown was a perfect 8-0 to break ground the care for before refuge overthrown the Hoyas, 68-65, on Thursday gloom access Philadelphia. Austin Freeman leads GU reserve 19.4 points per game, interval Jason Clark besides Chris Wright each threshold a 14-point scoring unvaried over well.
Surprisingly, ASU is not the Hoyas' ace Southern congress opposition of the retain. GU dispatched Wofford, 74-59, at the Charleston (S.C.) Classic midpoint a while ago.
Sunday's response is the first-ever force between the two squads and the seventh circumstance ASU has faced a run-of-the-mill bulky East rendezvous dissenter. inimitably recently, the Apps fell at Louisville stay on November, 80-59.
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