Avery Journal-Times
The Appalachian Mountaineers had the perfect game plan to defeat Davidson and the nation’s top scorer. However, the Mountaineers couldn’t capitalize as the Apps fell to the Wildcats 70-52.
"We weren't productive," Mountaineer Coach Houston Fancher said. "Playing a team like that, 
you've got to score with them.
The Mountaineers kept national phenomen
on Stephen Curry limited to 18 minutes as he got into early foul trouble.
However, Appalachian could not overcome the Wildcat defense and their own offensive woes.
"We just didn't produce,” Francher said. “And we had looks. Donald Sims is one of the best 3-point shooters in this league and he's wide open four times and doesn't knock it down. We go to the free-throw line and leave eight points, we're 8 of 16 from the free-throw line. We gave them 21 more field-goal opportunities than we had and that's based on two things, offensive rebounds and our turnovers.”
The Mountaineers quickly got into trouble as Davidson raced out to a 12 point lead. However, the Mountaineers closed the gap with a nine point run. Appalachian trailed 33-30 at the half as they were unable to take or share the lead in the half.
In the first half, Curry was only able to play eight minutes as he scored seven first half points. Curry finished the game with 19 points.
The second half was all Davidson as they scored 11 of the first 14 points of the half. The Wildcats led by as many as 21 points.
Kellen Brand led the Mountaineers with 21 points, while Max Paulhus Gosselin and Will Archambault led the Curry-less Wildcats with 14 points apiece.
The game was played in front of a record Holmes Center Crowd at 8,350. The Davidson game topped the building’s first game when the Apps welcomed the Tar Heels of North Carolina by 25 tickets.
Despite the loss, Coach Fancher was proud of the effort his players showed.
“I don’t think we can play harder. I think we can play better,” Fancher said. “That’s certainly what we want to strive for, but I am extremely proud of how hard our kids played.They played their guts out tonight. They played as hard as they could possibly play and it just didn’t happen for them tonight.”
The Mountaineers hit the road for the next three games starting tonight in Chattanooga.
