App State Mountaineers at Marshall Thundering Herd

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App State Mountaineers

17-12, 5-7 Away

Marshall Thundering Herd

18-12, 13-3 Home

Appalachian State visits Marshall following Mingo's 22-point game

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Appalachian State Mountaineers (17-12, 10-7 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (18-12, 11-6 Sun Belt)

Huntington, West Virginia; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Marshall hosts Appalachian State after Dezayne Mingo scored 22 points in Marshall's 83-66 win over the Old Dominion Monarchs.

The Thundering Herd are 13-3 in home games. Marshall averages 75.7 points while outscoring opponents by 3.8 points per game.

The Mountaineers are 10-7 against Sun Belt opponents. Appalachian State leads the Sun Belt giving up only 63.2 points per game while holding opponents to 39.0% shooting.

Marshall averages 7.8 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 6.8 per game Appalachian State allows. Appalachian State has shot at a 44.2% rate from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points greater than the 44.1% shooting opponents of Marshall have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nate Martin is averaging 10.1 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Thundering Herd. Obinna Anochili-Killen is averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games.

Myles Tate is shooting 35.3% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Mountaineers, while averaging 16.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.6 assists and two steals. CJ Huntley is shooting 51.2% and averaging 16.7 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thundering Herd: 7-3, averaging 77.1 points, 32.3 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 5.1 steals and 6.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.7 points per game.

Mountaineers: 6-4, averaging 68.1 points, 33.6 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 4.3 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.9 points.

TV Channel: App State at Marshall 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Marshall: 52.8%

App State: 47.2%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

APP		MRSH
L2	Streak	W3
68.6	Points Per Game	75.7
44.2	Field Goal %	44.7
34.4	Three Point %	32.0
37.1	Rebounds Per Game	36.8
12.9	Assists Per Game	14.5
3.7	Blocks Per Game	5.2
5.6	Steals Per Game	6.8
0.4	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.6
11.2	Total Turnovers Per Game	12.5
63.2	Points Against	71.9

Game Information

Venue: Cam Henderson Center

Location: Huntington, WV
Capacity:

2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
James Madison	13-4	-	20-10
Arkansas State	12-5	1	21-9
South Alabama	12-5	1	20-10
Troy	12-5	1	19-10
Marshall	11-6	2	18-12
App State	10-7	3	17-12
Texas State	8-9	5	15-15
Georgia State	8-9	5	13-17
Louisiana	8-9	5	11-19
Georgia Southern	7-10	6	15-15
Old Dominion	7-10	6	11-19
Southern Miss	5-12	8	10-20
Coastal Carolina	3-14	10	10-20
UL Monroe	3-14	10	7-23