AUSTIN, Texas – Appalachian State University men's basketball will look to rebound on Tuesday night in the heart of Texas as the Mountaineers will challenge the Texas Longhorns. Tipoff is slated for 8 p.m. EST.
The game will be aired on the Appalachian State IMG Sports Network and also shown on the Longhorn Network/WatchESPN.
App State will look to snap a three-game losing streak and also keep its high-octane offense flowing against Texas. Frank Eaves currently leads the Mountaineers and the Sun Belt Conference with 20.5 points per game.
With the help of Eaves, App State is averaging nearly 77.0 points per game over its last three games, while shooting 49.5 percent from the floor, 45.1 percent from three-point land and nearly 78.0 percent from the charity stripe.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Mountaineers and Longhorns have only met one other time in their program's history.
• Texas topped App State during the 2008-09 season, 78-43, in Austin.
• Appalachian State is 0-6 all-time against current members of the Big 12 Conference.
SCOUTING THE LONGHORNS
• Texas is currently riding a four-game winning streak into Tuesday night's showdown with the Mountaineers. The Longhorns are 6-3 early on this season in Shaka Smart's first year as head coach at Texas after coming to Austin via VCU.
• The win streak has included victories over UTA, Samford, UTSA and the highly-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.
• The Longhorns escaped with a 84-82 win over UNC and were led by Javan Felix with 25 points, while Isaiah Taylor poured in 18 points and Cameron Ridley contributed 12 points and 13 rebounds. Felix hit a game-winning jumper at the buzzer to lift the Longhorns.
• Texas boasts four student-athletes averaging double-figure scoring outputs, led by Isaiah Taylor (13.8 ppg).
• Ridley (12.3 ppg), Felix (10.7 ppg) and Eric Davis, Jr. (10.4) round out the double-digit scorers this season for the Longhorns.
• As a team, Texas is shooting 44.9 percent from the floor, including 38.1 percent from three-point range and 63.1 percent from the charity stripe.
• Ridley currently leads the Longhorns in rebounding with 9.9 rebounds per game and 89 total rebounds on the season.
