AKRON, Ohio -- Senior Griffin Kinney (Delaware, Ohio/Fork Union Military Academy) scored a career-high 28 points, but the Appalachian State men's basketball team dropped a 94-89 decision at Akron on Saturday evening.
Kinney finished 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the field and went 9-of-11 (81.8 percent) from the free throw line. His nine made field goals mark a new career-best and his nine free throws are a season-high. He also pulled down six rebounds and dished out two assists.
Junior Ronshad Shabazz (Raleigh, N.C./Huntington Prep) led all scorers with 28 points on 10-of-19 (52.