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by ROB JENKINS
Sports Editor
Appalachian State got Buzz
Peterson’s second head coaching stint off on the right foot Friday
night as they downed the Seahawks of UNC-Wilmington 79-68 at the Holmes
Convocation Center.
The Mountaineers got off to
a slow start, turning the ball over three times in the first four minutes
of play. ASU did not score its first points until 18:00 left in the half.
Appalachian shook off the rust
after the under-16 minute media timeout, thanks in part to the play
of Isaac Butts.
Butts scored eight points in
the first eight minutes of the game on perfect 4-4 shooting. The Mountaineers
led 22-14 halfway through the first half.
Kellen Brand came on strong
for Appalachian in the last 10 minutes of the half. Brand led the Mountaineers
at the break with 12 points, 10 of which came from the free-throw line.
Appalachian led the Seahawks
44-31 at the half.
ASU started the second half
on a 7-2 run as Donald Sims contributed five points in the first minute
of play.
Appalachian built its lead
to 19 points with 13:16 left in the second after a jumper by freshman
Nathan Healy.
The lead would not hold, however,
as the Seahawks began to mount a comeback.
UNC-W forced seven Mountaineer
turnovers in the last 12 minutes of the game, and the Seahawks cut the
lead to 12 with 3:37 left in the contest.
After shooting 60.9 percent
in the first half, the Mountaineers struggled on offense in the second,
shooting only 38.1 percent after the intermission.
The Seahawks cut the Appalachian
lead to four points with 32 seconds left in the game, but they would
get no closer as the Mountaineers made five of their next six free throws
to ice the game.
UNC-W forward John Fields was
ejected from the game after being called for a flagrant foul on Brand
with 4 seconds left.
Brand and Sims led the scoring
for the Apps, finishing with 20 and 18 points respectively. Brand made
all 14 of his free throw attempts on the night.
ASU returns to action tomorrow
at East Tennessee State.
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