Senior guard Justin Forrest finished with a game-high 27 points in App State basketball’s season opening 79-71 loss at Michigan. It was also head coach Dustin Kerns’ first game on the Mountaineer sideline.
The Mountaineers struggled in the first half and trailed 46-25 at halftime, before outscoring the Wolverines 46-33 in the second half.
Michigan was up by as many as 30 points in the second half before the Mountaineers stormed back and cut it to five with under a minute left to play on a three pointer by sophomore guard Adrian Delph. App State’s comeback effort included an 18-0 scoring run late in the second half.