NCAAB Game Recap
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Coastal Carolina at Appalachian StateMon Mar 9, 2020 7:00 PM EDT
Mar 9, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT
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BOONE, N.C. (AP) Isaac Johnson scored a career-high 24 points, Tim Ceaser scored a go-ahead layup with 4:06 to play and sixth-seeded Appalachian State came from behind to beat No. 8 Coastal Carolina 70-65 in thesecond round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Monday night.
The Mountaineers (18-14) advance to Wednesday's quarterfinal against No.3-seed Texas State.
Appalachian State trailed 37-22 at halftime, but took a 60-59 lead on Ceaser's layup and led by as many as five until the Chanticleers closed to 66-65 with 17 seconds left after DeVante Jones scored six straight points. O'Showen Williams hit two free throws and, after Coastal's Tyrell Gumbs-Frater missed a 3 with 3 seconds left, Johnson iced it with two from the line.
Johnson had 10 rebounds and made 8 of 10 free throws for Appalachian State, which shot 22 of 38 from the foul line (58%). Williams scored 13 points with six rebounds and six assists and Justin Forrest added 13 points. Hunter Seacat scored 12 points.
Appalachian State totaled 48 second-half points, a season best for the team.
Jones scored 29 points with eight rebounds and five assists for the Chanticleers (16-17). Gumbs-Frater added 12 points and Ceaser had eight points and 11 boards.
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Leaders
Coastal Carolina | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
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D. Jones | 29 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
T. Gumbs-Frater | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Appalachian State | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
I. Johnson | 24 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
J. Forrest | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Team Comparison
CoCar | App | |
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Points For | 65 | 70 |
Field Goals | 27/57-47% | 22/53-42% |
Three Pointers | 6/17-35% | 4/20-20% |
Free Throws | 5/7-71% | 22/38-58% |
Offensive Rebounds | 7 | 13 |
Defensive Rebounds | 29 | 24 |
Rebounds | 39 | 45 |
Blocks | 5 | 1 |
Steals | 8 | 9 |
Turnovers | 16 | 11 |
Personal Fouls | 28 | 11 |
Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Ejections | 0 | 0 |
2019-20 Reg Season - App Leads Series 2-1
Date | Result | Away Pts Ldr | Home Pts Ldr |
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Sat Jan 25 | App 78 @ CoCar 58 | I. Johnson 22 | D. Jones 19 |
Sat Feb 29 | CoCar 84 @ App 77 | D. Jones 26 | O. Williams 19 |
Mon Mar 9 | CoCar 65 @ App 70 | D. Jones 29 | I. Johnson 24 |
Game Information
Stadium: Holmes Convocation Center, Boone, North Carolina |
Attendance: 1,053 |
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