Recap - Western Carolina Defeats Appalachian State 79-78
Recap - Western Carolina Defeats Appalachian State 79-78
Western Carolina earned a 79-78 victory over Appalachian State on Saturday, getting 17 points from Trey Sumler at Ramsey Center.
Western Carolina won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the 5-point spread.
Richie Gordon had 16 points for Western Carolina and Harouna Mutombo chipped in with 12 points. Mike Williams had 6 assists for them, while Richie Gordon was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Appalachian State got 19 points from Omar Carter in a losing cause and another 18 points from Donald Sims. Marcus Wright contributed 2 assists for them, while Omar Carter had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Appalachian State were victorious, as the score was 36-35 at the break.
Western Carolina won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 36-28.
