Georgia State plays Appalachian State, aims to end road slide

Georgia State Panthers (9-16, 4-9 Sun Belt) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (10-14, 3-10 Sun Belt)

Boone, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Georgia State visits Appalachian State looking to stop its three-game road slide.

The Mountaineers have gone 7-5 at home. Appalachian State is 1-0 in one-possession games.

The Panthers are 4-9 in Sun Belt play. Georgia State has a 3-10 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

Appalachian State is shooting 42.8% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points lower than the 43.2% Georgia State allows to opponents. Georgia State has shot at a 38.2% clip from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points less than the 38.8% shooting opponents of Appalachian State have averaged.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

Crystal Henderson is averaging 16.5 points, four assists and two steals for the Panthers. Kaleigh Addie is averaging 1.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 3-7, averaging 61.5 points, 30.9 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.8 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.6 points per game.

Panthers: 3-7, averaging 65.9 points, 25.2 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 10.2 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 37.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points.

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