Scores

Final

Presbyterian 70

(2-10, 0-8 away)

Appalachian St 78

(3-8, 0-1 Southern)

2:00 PM ET, December 22, 2012

Holmes Convocation Center, Boone, NC

1 2 T
PRE 29 4170
APP 44 3478

Top Performers

Presbyterian: J. Downing 21 Pts, 5 Reb

Appalachian State: T. Baskin 16 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Appalachian St. 78, Presbyterian 70

Associated Press

BOONE, N.C. -- Tevin Baskin and Nathan Healy each finished with 16 points and eight rebounds as Appalachian State held on to beat Presbyterian 78-70 Saturday.

Jamaal Trice added 12 points and Mike Neal chipped in with 10 for the Mountaineers (3-8).

Appalachian State made seven 3-pointers in the first half to take a 44-29 lead into halftime.

Presbyterian (2-10) rallied in the second half. Trailing 50-34 with 17:03 left to play, the Blue Hose went on a 21-13 run to get within eight, 63-55, with 7:47 left to play.

Appalachian State responded with an 8-2 run to push the lead to 14, 71-57 with just under three minutes to play.

Jordan Downing made two 3-pointers to help Presbyterian cut the lead to four, 74-70, with 28 seconds left, but Baskin connected on four straight free throws to seal the win.

Downing led Presbyterian with 21 points and five rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
PRE
APP
Points 70 78
FG Made-Attempted 22-46 (.478) 23-53 (.434)
3P Made-Attempted 10-21 (.476) 9-22 (.409)
FT Made-Attempted 16-18 (.889) 23-30 (.767)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 2 16

Game Leaders

 
PRE
APP
PointsJ. Downing 21N. Healy 16
ReboundsJ. Downing 5N. Healy 8
AssistsE. Washington 6J. Canty 3
StealsE. Washington 1J. Canty 2
BlocksW. Truss 1J. Canty 1
Team Stats: Presbyterian | Appalachian State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 22, 2012 @APP 78, PRE 70Recap

Next 5 Games

PRE
APP
12/29 @SCAR 1:00pm
01/01 MON 7:00pm
01/05 VMI 7:00pm
01/09 @CCAR 7:00pm
01/12 CAMP 7:45pm
 12/30 MLG 2:00pm
01/08 @WOF 7:00pm
01/12 ELON 4:30pm
01/14 UNCG 7:00pm
01/17 @CHAT 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Presbyterian | Appalachian State