BOONE, N.C. -- The Appalachian State men's basketball team erased a nine-point second half deficit in a 66-62 victory over Texas State in its Sun Belt opener on Friday evening inside the Holmes Center.
Junior Ronshad Shabazz (Raleigh, N.C./Huntington Prep) paced the Mountaineers (6-8, 1-0 SBC) with a game-high 20 points, to go along with a season-high tying five rebounds and three assists.
Freshman Justin Forrest (Decatur, Ga./Greenforest McCalep Christian Academy) added 14 points, including a perfect 6-of-6 mark on free throws.
The Apps also got 26 points from their bench. Senior Craig Hinton (Winston-Salem, N.