Omar Carter sank two free throws with 25 seconds remaining in overtime to break a tie and propel Appalachian State University men’s basketball to an 80-78 win at UNC Greensboro last Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Greensboro Coliseum.
Carter accomplished the same feat in regulation as ASU (9-13, 5-7 SoCon) trailed by two with around a minute left. The pair of shots knotted the game at 68-68 as each team missed shots on their final possessions. The contest was back-and-forth all night with 16 lead changes and 17 ties. Including the extra period, neither team led by more than three points for the game’s final 18 minutes.
The overtime period was a thriller in itself with three lead changes and four ties. The Spartans (4-17, 4-7 SoCon) opened the extra frame with a layup resulting from an errant jump ball. Marcus Wright then sank a three-pointer for his only basket of the night and followed with a free throw to knot the game at 72-72.
Donald Sims then gave the visitors a 78-76 edge on a layup with
fouled.
After both free throws rimmed out, the rebound was tipped out of bounds in UNCG’s favor for one final possession. Jeremi Booth defended Brandon Evans for the final eight seconds, whose jumper from the right side fell short at the buzzer.
Carter anchored the ASU offense with 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting. The junior recorded his second double-double of the season with 12 of ASU’s 46 rebounds.
Sims chipped in 23 points on 9-of-22 shooting to boost his career point total to 1,998. He added six rebounds and dished out a team-best five assists. Booth also reached double figures with 13 points on 4-of-10 shooting and a 4-of-5 mark from the charity stripe.
Evans finished with a double-double for UNCG, notching 17 points and 11 rebounds. Aloysius Henry came off the bench to lead the home team with 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting to accompany eight boards. His output accounted for the bulk of UNCG’s 36 bench points.
Randall added 10 points, six of UNCG’s 13 assists and five of the team’s 38 rebounds on the night.
Sims scored a team-high 17 points, including the final three of the game to ice a 68-62 win at Elon last Saturday, Feb. 5, at Alumni Gym. His first two points of the game pushed him over the 2,000-point mark for his career as ASU won its second-straight game.
A relatively tame first half gave way to a wild back-and-forth second period as the Mountaineers (10-13, 6-7 SoCon) clawed back from an eight-point deficit early in the second half to tie the game with six minutes remaining, 52-52.
Mitch Woods then gave ASU the lead for good with just his second three-pointer of the season with3:07 remaining, 61-59. Following an Elon foul shot, Andre Williamson added to a one-point advantage with a layup off of a spin move in the paint for a 63-60 lead.
Elon’s (10-14, 4-9) Chris Long responded with a jumper to pull within 63-63 with around a minute remaining before ASU ran the clock down on the other end to 30 seconds. With a few ticks left on the shot clock, Omar Carter pulled up on the left baseline and sank a jumper to give ASU a safer 65-62 advantage.
After both free throws rimmed out, the rebound was tipped out of bounds in UNCG’s favor for one final possession. Jeremi Booth defended Brandon Evans for the final eight seconds, whose jumper from the right side fell short at the buzzer.
Carter anchored the ASU offense with 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting. The junior recorded his second double-double of the season with 12 of ASU’s 46 rebounds.
Sims chipped in 23 points on 9-of-22 shooting to boost his career point total to 1,998. He added six rebounds and dished out a team-best five assists. Booth also reached double figures with 13 points on 4-of-10 shooting and a 4-of-5 mark from the charity stripe.
Evans finished with a double-double for UNCG, notching 17 points and 11 rebounds. Aloysius Henry came off the bench to lead the home team with 26 points on 11-of-17 shooting to accompany eight boards. His output accounted for the bulk of UNCG’s 36 bench points.
Randall added 10 points, six of UNCG’s 13 assists and five of the team’s 38 rebounds on the night.
Sims scored a team-high 17 points, including the final three of the game to ice a 68-62 win at Elon last Saturday, Feb. 5, at Alumni Gym. His first two points of the game pushed him over the 2,000-point mark for his career as ASU won its second-straight game.
A relatively tame first half gave way to a wild back-and-forth second period as the Mountaineers (10-13, 6-7 SoCon) clawed back from an eight-point deficit early in the second half to tie the game with six minutes remaining, 52-52.
Mitch Woods then gave ASU the lead for good with just his second three-pointer of the season with
Elon’s (10-14, 4-9) Chris Long responded with a jumper to pull within 63-63 with around a minute remaining before ASU ran the clock down on the other end to 30 seconds. With a few ticks left on the shot clock, Omar Carter pulled up on the left baseline and sank a jumper to give ASU a safer 65-62 advantage.
Long then missed a three-pointer 20 seconds later, with Williamson winning the rebound. He passed to Sims, who was fouled with 10.3 seconds on the clock. Sims knocked down both free throws to increase the lead to two possessions. Following a quick Phoenix
Sims was 4-of-16 from the floor but sank 9-of-10 free throws and hauled in six rebounds with four assists on the night. He became only the 479th player in NCAA Division I history to reach the 2,000-point mark and the ninth player to accomplish the feat this season.
Carter also finished with 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting and notched his third double-double of the season with a game-high 10 rebounds.
Jeremi Booth reached double figures for a second-straight game with 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting with two of ASU’s three treys on the night. Williamson scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and added six rebounds in the victory. The junior also swatted two of ASU’s four blocks on the night. In addition to Woods' three points, he hauled in four rebounds and dished out a pair of assists.
ASU returns home from the three-game road trip to host five of its final six games at home, beginning with the tilt against Samford this Thursday, Feb. 10. The game has been designated “Celebrate Watauga Night.”
Sims was 4-of-16 from the floor but sank 9-of-10 free throws and hauled in six rebounds with four assists on the night. He became only the 479th player in NCAA Division I history to reach the 2,000-point mark and the ninth player to accomplish the feat this season.
Carter also finished with 17 points on 8-of-14 shooting and notched his third double-double of the season with a game-high 10 rebounds.
Jeremi Booth reached double figures for a second-straight game with 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting with two of ASU’s three treys on the night. Williamson scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and added six rebounds in the victory. The junior also swatted two of ASU’s four blocks on the night. In addition to Woods' three points, he hauled in four rebounds and dished out a pair of assists.
ASU returns home from the three-game road trip to host five of its final six games at home, beginning with the tilt against Samford this Thursday, Feb. 10. The game has been designated “Celebrate Watauga Night.”
