Appalachian State Stuns Troy With Dominant Road Victory
TROY, Ala. (Interstat) — Appalachian State delivered a decisive 66-44 upset over Troy in a Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Trojan Arena.
The Mountaineers, projected by analytics to have just a 16.2% chance to win, controlled the game throughout. They led 36-24 at halftime and extended their advantage in the second half before a crowd of 3,256. Kasen Jennings led all scorers with 33 points for Appalachian State, which improved to 15-9. Alonzo Dodd added 11 points, seven rebounds and nine assists.
Theo Seng scored 13 points for the Trojans, who shot poorly from the floor and fell to 15-8. Troy had entered the game as a seven-point favorite. The combined 110 points fell well under the pregame over/under of 135.5.