BOONE, N.C. -- Junior Ronshad Shabazz (Raleigh, N.C./Huntington Prep) scored 25 points and junior Tyrell Johnson (Atlanta, Ga./Stephenson) added 20 to lead Appalachian State men's basketball past Bridgewater 95-57 in a non-bracket game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach on Sunday inside the Holmes Center.
The Mountaineers stand at 2-0 on the season, marking the first time they opened the season 2-0 since 2010-11.
Shabazz tallied his second straight 20-point performance, after scoring 21 in Saturday's win over Toccoa Falls. He finished 7-of-11 (63.6 percent) from the field and also dished out four assists and recorded a career-high tying three steals.