Appalachian State will look to build off of back-to-back victories over two of the Sun Belt's top teams last weekend in Georgia State and Georgia Southern. The Mountaineers will face-off against the Jaguars of South Alabama for the first and only time this season on Saturday, Feb. 18. Tipoff is slated for 8:05 p.m. ET from inside the Mitchell Center.

Saturday's contest can be heard live locally on WATA 1450 AM in Boone and Blowing Rock. It will also be carried on Appalachian State's flagship station, WKBC 97.3 FM, as well as, WZGV 730 AM, WCOG 1320 AM, and online/worldwide on appstatesports.com and via the TuneIn app.

SETTING THE SCENE
• Appalachian State will look for a season-high third win in a row tonight at South Alabama as it begins a two-game road trip in the state of Alabama.

• The Mountaineers trail the all-time series against the Jaguars, 3-1. App State's lone win in the series came in the team's first year in the Sun Belt - a 64-53 win on Jan. 22, 2015.

• The Black and Gold have seemed to turn a corner this season, earning back-to-back wins over first-place foes Georgia State and Georgia Southern.

• All three of the Mountaineer conference victories have come against teams in the top four of the league this season (A-State, Ga. St., Ga. Southern).

• Last time out against the Eagles, Griffin Kinney notched a career-high 25 point night (6-for-10 FG) and added nine boards. He made a career-high 13 free throws on 20 attempts.

• As a team, the Mountaineers have hit the eighth-most 3-pointers in a season (208). The record for App State is 279.

• According to Ken Pomeroy, the Mountaineers are ranked the 15th youngest team in the country (336/351).

• Ronshad Shabazz is fourth in the Sun Belt in scoring during conference games (17.7 ppg). He is third for the season rankings (16.8 ppg).

• In last weekend's victories, Shabazz posted his 21st and 22nd double-digit scoring games of the season and now has 40 for his career.

• Patrick Good tallied 11 points in the Mountaineers' 83-78 win over Georgia Southern on Feb. 13. It marked his eighth double-digit scoring game of the season.

• Currently, the Johnson City, Tenn. native is second in the Sun Belt in 3-point percentage, shooting at a 44.9 percent clip.

• After hitting on 3-of-4 3-pointers vs. Georgia Southern, Good has now hit at least three 3-pointers in nine games.

• Isaac Johnson is averaging 6.5 rebounds per game to lead the team and has posted at least nine rebounds in six-of-his-last-eight contests.

• The last time a freshman led the Mountaineers in rebounding was 41 seasons ago when Mel Hubbard led the Black and Gold (7.7 rpg) during the 1975-76 season.

• Johnson is one of only two freshmen in the country to lead their team in rebounding and steals (Keith Braxton of St. Francis (Pa.).

SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
• South Alabama enters Saturday's game having lost its last contest at Louisiana 87-61.

• The Jaguars are 2-1 over their last three games, including wins at Troy and at UL Monroe.

• Ken Williams leads the team in scoring with 13.3 points per game, while Josh Ajayi has also posted double-figures with 10.9 per contest.

• As a team, the Jags are third in 3-point defense, allowing opponents to shoot just 31.6 percent. Conversely, the Jaguars shoot just 31.6 percent themselves which is last in the Sun Belt.

• Ajayi also leads the team in rebounding this season with 5.9 boards per game.

• South Alabama holds a -2.6 rebounding margin entering the game tonight.