Delph leads Appalachian State against Little Rock after 20-point performance

Appalachian State Mountaineers (17-12, 11-5 Sun Belt) at Little Rock Trojans (8-16, 3-9 Sun Belt)

Little Rock, Arkansas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Little Rock -7.5; over/under is 130.5

BOTTOM LINE: Appalachian State visits the Little Rock Trojans after Adrian Delph scored 20 points in Appalachian State's 69-51 victory against the South Alabama Jaguars.

The Trojans have gone 6-5 at home. Little Rock gives up 73.4 points to opponents and has been outscored by 6.3 points per game.

The Mountaineers are 11-5 against Sun Belt opponents. Appalachian State ranks eighth in the Sun Belt shooting 32.3% from downtown. Terence Harcum leads the Mountaineers shooting 40% from 3-point range.

The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. The Mountaineers won 72-57 in the last matchup on Jan. 29. Donovan Gregory led the Mountaineers with 23 points, and Myron Gardner led the Trojans with 16 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Isaiah Palermo is averaging 11.7 points for the Trojans. Gardner is averaging 10.7 points over the last 10 games for Little Rock.

Delph is scoring 17.2 points per game and averaging 5.3 rebounds for the Mountaineers. Gregory is averaging 12.3 points and 6.1 rebounds over the last 10 games for Appalachian State.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trojans: 2-8, averaging 63.9 points, 24.7 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 6.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points per game.

Mountaineers: 7-3, averaging 64.4 points, 29.8 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 6.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 41.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.9 points.

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