A sluggish first half plagued by poor shooting and tired legs led to a six-point deficit after the first-half horn sounded for the App State Mountaineers. But a strong second-half performance by Myles Tate and the Mountaineers allowed them to pull away late and secure a 65-58 victory in Huntington on Saturday. It’s the Mountaineers’ third win in front of a national TV audience this season.
Tate’s heroics in the second half helped pull the Mountaineers (14-5, 14-2 SBC) out of a first-half slump as he accounted for 18 of App State’s 42 points in the final 20 minutes, scoring almost at will to post a career-high 25 points.