Arkansas State at Appalachian State, 7:00 PM Eastern, appstatesports.com
The Under the Radar Game of the Day is off to snowy Boone, North Carolina tonight for the Sun Belt Conference matchup between the Arkansas State Red Wolves and the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The host Mountaineers enter play tonight at 0-3 in Sun Belt play and 5-9 overall, not having won since December 21 when they defeated Hampton 88-67. Ronshad Shabazz has led the way so far this season for App State, having scored in double-digits in all but one game. Also keep an eye on Griffin Kinney who has registered a double-double in three of the Mountaineers’ last four games.
Despite being at home tonight, Appalachian State has a tall order in front of them with Arkansas State in town. The Red Wolves have been one of the top teams in the Sun Belt so far this year, entering play at 2-1 in conference and 11-5 overall, including non-conference wins at Georgetown and on a neutral court over Chattanooga. The Red Wolves are looking to bounce back after suffering their worst loss on the season so far last time out, falling by 15 points at Coastal Carolina. The three “D”s continues to lead the way this season for Arkansas State — seniors Donte Thomas and Devin Carter and junior Deven Simms. However, the depth of having players such as Tamas Bruce and Rashad Lindsey able to put up big numbers on any given night has us believing that this team can challenge Texas-Arlington for the conference title. A road win tonight is expected; but, as the Red Wolves learned over the weekend, just because you are supposed to win a game does not mean you always do.