MONROE, La. – The Appalachian State men's basketball team used a late oush to notch a 79-73 victory at Louisiana Monroe on Saturday afternoon.
Trailing 71-66, the Mountaineers (8-9, 3-1 SBC) scored nine consecutive points, capped off by a step back three-pointer from sophomore O'Showen Williams (Macon, Ga./Stratford Academy) to open a 75-71 lead with 1:26 to play.
The Warhawks (7-8, 1-3 SBC) would get a basket from Michael Ertel on their next possession.
From there, freshman Justin Forrest (Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy) drove the lane and drew a blocking foul, scoring on the play.