Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Falls To Appalachian State, 73-65
12/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 17, 2005
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - D.J. Thompson scored 25 points to lead Appalachian State to a 73-65 win over Marshall Saturday evening.
Appalachian State had two other players in double figures. Douglass McLaughlin-Williams scored 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds; Demetrius Scott added 12 points.
Joe Miles was the only Marshall player in double figures with 15 points.
The win snapped Marshall's two-game winning streak while snapping a three-game losing streak for the Mountaineers.
Thompson's stop-and-pop with 2:02 remaining gave Appalachian State a two-possession lead the Mountaineers would never relinquish.
Free throws proved pivotal with the Mountaineers hitting eight straight down the stretch to seal the victory. Marshall struggled to a 17-of-31 performance from the foul line.
Marshall's shooting woes weren't limited to the foul line. The team went the last 8:42 of the game without a field goal.
Appalachian State took advantage of Marshall's futility, ending the game on a 16-6 run to get its first victory at Marshall since a 75-72 win on Jan. 25, 1992, when both teams were members of the Southern Conference.
Marshall led by as many as eight points in the first half, but a 12-0 run by Appalachian State powered the Mountaineers to a 38-35 halftime lead.
