NC State Concludes Their Non-Conference Slate With Appalachian State In Raleigh
NC State will conclude their non-conference slate on Sunday in North Carolina’s state capital.
Who will they face? Appalachian State .
NC State who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with a record of 9-3 while Appalachian State who is a member of the Sun Belt Conference comes into the game with a record of 8-4.
As for NC State’s previous game,
They beat The Citadel.
NC State senior guard Markell Johnson posted his first career triple-double to lead the Pack to an 83-63 win over The Citadel Sunday evening inside PNC Arena. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/22/mens-basketball-johnsons-triple-double-propels-pack-to-win-over-the-citadel.aspx
With the win, the Pack improved to 9-3 on the season, while the Bulldogs dropped to 6-6. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/22/mens-basketball-johnsons-triple-double-propels-pack-to-win-over-the-citadel.aspx
Johnson scored 11 points, grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and passed out to 10 assists to register the first triple-double of his career. He is third player and the fourth triple-double in NC State history, joining Julius Hodge and former teammate Dennis Smith, Jr. (two times) in recording a triple-double. Johnson's triple-double is the 33rd in ACC history and he becomes the 27th player in conference history to post a triple-double.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/22/mens-basketball-johnsons-triple-double-propels-pack-to-win-over-the-citadel.aspx
Johnson is the only ACC player to post a triple-double this season. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/22/mens-basketball-johnsons-triple-double-propels-pack-to-win-over-the-citadel.aspx
Five NC State players finished in double figures scoring, led by Devon Daniels with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Daniels also led the Pack with three steals.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/22/mens-basketball-johnsons-triple-double-propels-pack-to-win-over-the-citadel.aspx
D.J. Funderburk added 14 points, while C.J. Bryce and Jericole Hellems both scored 13. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/22/mens-basketball-johnsons-triple-double-propels-pack-to-win-over-the-citadel.aspx
NC State jumped out to a 7-0 lead and after The Citadel cut the lead to 9-5, the Pack responded with a 13-0 run to take a 22-5 lead with 10:37 left in the first half. “according to
https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/22/mens-basketball-johnsons-triple-double-propels-pack-to-win-over-the-citadel.aspx
The Citadel never got within single digits the rest of the game.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/22/mens-basketball-johnsons-triple-double-propels-pack-to-win-over-the-citadel.aspx
The Pack finished with a season-high 50 rebounds as seven different players grabbed at least five rebounds. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/22/mens-basketball-johnsons-triple-double-propels-pack-to-win-over-the-citadel.aspx
The Citadel attempted an NC State opponent record and PNC Arena 45 three-point attempts. The Bulldogs hit 14 of them. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/12/22/mens-basketball-johnsons-triple-double-propels-pack-to-win-over-the-citadel.aspx
Like NC State,
Appalachian State won their previous game as they knocked off Troy.
App State men's basketball overcame a 12-point second half deficit in a 70-65 win at Troy on Saturday.
The Trojans (5-8, 1-1 SBC) opened a 61-49 lead with 13:18 left to play in the game. From there, App State (8-4, 2-0 SBC) held Troy without a point for an 8:43 span, scoring 12 points in the process to tie the game at 61-61. “according to https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/12/21/mens-basketball-rallies-past-troy.aspx
Troy answered with a pair of free throws, but the Black and Gold tied the score at 63-63 on a layup from O'Showen Williams with 3:52 to play. “according to https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/12/21/mens-basketball-rallies-past-troy.aspx
The Trojans came right back with a basket to take the lead back at 65-63, but from there, it was all Mountaineers. Isaac Johnson tied the game at 65-65 with a jumper at the 2:28 mark of the second half and Justin Forrest gave App State the lead with a 3-pointer with 1:45 remaining. “according to https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/12/21/mens-basketball-rallies-past-troy.aspx
Troy could get nothing going and the Black and Gold got free throws from Hunter Seacat and Johnson down the stretch to cap the victory.”according to https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/12/21/mens-basketball-rallies-past-troy.aspx
App State's 8-4 start to the season is the best for the program since the 2006-07 season, when the Mountaineers started 9-3. The two Sun Belt wins to open conference play marks just the second time the Black and Gold have won its first two Sun Belt games, also accomplishing the feat in 2017-18. “according to https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/12/21/mens-basketball-rallies-past-troy.aspx
The Mountaineers also won their first two conference games on the road for the first time since the 2008-09 season, when App State began Southern Conference play with road victories at Furman and Wofford.”according to https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/12/21/mens-basketball-rallies-past-troy.aspx
Troy jumped out to an early 10-3 lead, before App State answered with seven straight points to tie the score at 10-10. With the Trojans leading 17-12, the Black and Gold went on a 9-0 spurt to take a 21-17 edge with 9:36 left in the opening half. Later in the half, Troy snapped a 28-28 tie with six straight points and took a 45-39 lead into the break.
Forrest paced App State with a game-high 25 points on 9-of-18 (50.0 percent) shooting and a 4-of-8 (50.0 percent) clip from deep, to go along with five rebounds and three assists. “according to https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/12/21/mens-basketball-rallies-past-troy.aspx
Johnson added 15 points and a game-high eight rebounds, while Seacat tallied nine points and five rebounds. Williams chipped in with six points, five rebounds and a game-high four assists.”according to https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/12/21/mens-basketball-rallies-past-troy.aspx
App State shot 45.3 percent (24-of-53) from the field and held the Trojans to 31.8 percent (21-of-66) shooting, including just 25.0 percent (7-of-28) in the second half. “according to https://appstatesports.com/news/2019/12/21/mens-basketball-rallies-past-troy.aspx
Tip-off is set for 4:00pm from PNC Arena. The game will be televised on the ACC Network.