A crowd of over 3,000 watched as App State beat the Red Wolves from Arkansas State and moved to first place in the Sun Belt. The Black and Gold saw four players score double-digit points in the storyline-filled victory Thursday night, which also saw senior guard Justin Forrest become the third Mountaineer to reach 2,000 career points.
“That has been our strength right now, our balance,” head coach Dustin Kerns said.
Both teams opened the game slowly by not scoring in the first three minutes. Arkansas State opened the scoring, but graduate guard Michael Almonacy quickly responded with a three-pointer, and App State never looked back, leading for the rest of the game.