Trojans Travel to App State for First League Road Test

Little Rock at Appalachian State
Date	Saturday, Jan. 7
Time	2:30 p.m. (Central)
Location	Boone, N.C.
Venue	Holmes Center
Stats	Statbroadcast
Audio	The Point 94.1 FM
Video	AppStateSports.com
Notes	Little Rock | Appalachian State

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock will try to rebound from Monday's loss when it travels to Appalachian State in its first conference road test of 2016-17 on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 2:30 p.m. (Central) from the Holmes Center in Boone, N.C.
 
The Trojans are 1-1 through their first week of Sun Belt Conference play. Maurius Hill averaged 12.0 points in the two games to pace Little Rock. Oliver Black is averaging 8.0 rebounds and has nine offensive boards in two games.
 
Appalachian State is 5-8 overall and 0-2 in Sun Belt play following losses at Texas State and UT Arlington. The Mountaineers are 4-1 at home, with their lone loss coming against Western Carolina in early December.
 
Appalachian State is led by Preseason All-Sun Belt pick Ronshad Shabazz, who is scoring 15.7 points per game. Shabazz is the only Mountaineer averaging double figures. As a team, Appalachian State is scoring 77.5 points per game, shooting 42.8 percent and handing out 15.2 assists per game.
 
Little Rock and App State split the season series in 2015-16. The Mountaineers handed Little Rock one of its three Sun Belt losses last season in Boone. App State made eight 3-pointers and 17 of 21 free throws in the win.
 
Head coach Jim Fox is in his third season.
 
Quick Hits
• Little Rock's win percentage of .800 (40-10) since the start of the 2015-16 season ranks 11th nationally.
• Little Rock's road win percentage of .700 (14-6) over the same span ranks 10th nationally.
• Little Rock has won 22 of its last 24 games at the Jack Stephens Center.
• Little Rock is the only team in the nation to have started the same five seniors in every game this season.
• All five Little Rock starters are averaging double figures in scoring – the 1989-90 season was the last time Little Rock had five double-figure scorers in a season.
• Marcus Johnson Jr. set a Jack Stephens Center record with nine made 3s in Little Rock's win over Central Arkansas on Dec. 10.
• Little Rock leads the Sun Belt Conference in free throws shooting percentage (.722).
• Little Rock leads 4-2 in the all-time series with Appalachian State.
• Last season, Little Rock and Appalachian State split the head-to-head series, with both teams winning on their home floors.