App State men’s basketball defeated North Carolina Central University by a score of 76-54 Sunday. After a tough loss on the road against Central Michigan University — to open the season — the Black and Gold are now 2-0 at home.
“Really proud of our guys for coming out and setting a tone against a really good program,” head coach Dustin Kerns said in the postgame press conference. “Coach Moton, they’ve been in the NCAA tournament four times, they’ve got a lot of wins, and this is really a big in-state win.”
There was one change to the starting lineup for the Mountaineers after the first two games, with redshirt sophomore center Luke Wilson stepping in for sophomore forward Michael Marcus Jr.