Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. Marshall Thundering Herd

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
APP	32	49	81
MRSH	44	44	88

Game Recap

Speer puts up 21 in Marshall's 88-81 victory against Appalachian State. Jalen Speer's 21 points helped Marshall defeat Appalachian State 88-81 on Saturday.

Player Stats

APPALACHIAN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
44Michael Marcus Jr.	34	7-14	3-5	4-4	6	0	1	0	3	3	21
3Luke Wilson	34	5-7	0-0	9-17	9	0	1	1	3	3	19
4Eren Banks	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Alonzo Dodd	38	5-11	1-4	1-3	9	5	1	0	0	3	12
13Kasen Jennings	35	4-14	0-5	1-3	5	5	1	0	1	2	9
21Andrin Njock	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Chad Moodie	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	3	0
9Jalen Tot	21	3-7	3-7	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	9
6Jacari Brim	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Jason Clarke Jr.	21	4-5	1-2	2-4	0	2	0	1	0	1	11

TOTAL	-	28-5947.5%	8-2334.8%	17-3154.8%	33	12	4	3	9	17	81

MARSHALL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Wyatt Fricks	38	5-14	2-7	4-6	6	1	1	1	0	3	16
13Matt Van Komen	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
15Caleb Hollenbeck	26	2-6	2-6	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	6
5Noah Otshudi	36	7-10	1-1	2-2	5	4	1	0	2	0	17
50Jalen Speer	33	7-15	4-6	3-3	2	7	0	0	2	1	21
4Drew Fuquay	19	3-3	0-0	1-3	6	0	0	2	2	5	7
11Erich Harding	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	5	2
9Shamarrie Hugie	14	3-4	3-4	3-5	2	1	2	1	1	5	12
8Bryce Slay	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6Landen Joseph	18	0-1	0-0	5-6	1	5	0	0	0	2	5
3Wilson Dubinsky	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	29-5552.7%	12-2450.0%	18-2572.0%	28	20	4	4	8	25	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfAPPMRSH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by App State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Marshall.
(19:40) Michael Marcus Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(19:37) Noah Otshudi Defensive Rebound.
(19:35) Wyatt Fricks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:31) Kasen Jennings Defensive Rebound.
(19:15) Foul on Matt Van Komen.
+1 (19:15) Luke Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
+1 (19:15) Luke Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.
20
+2 (18:48) Matt Van Komen makes 4-foot dunk (Noah Otshudi assists).
22
(18:14) team shot clock turnover .
(18:01) Noah Otshudi out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:42) Michael Marcus Jr. makes layup (Alonzo Dodd assists).
42
(17:31) Jalen Speer misses layup.
(17:28) Erich Harding Offensive Rebound.
(17:27) Caleb Hollenbeck misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(17:22) Marshall Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:13) Jalen Speer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Noah Otshudi assists).
45
(16:43) Foul on Erich Harding.
(16:43) Jason Clarke Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:43) App State Deadball Team Rebound.
(16:43) Jason Clarke Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:42) Noah Otshudi Defensive Rebound.
(16:23) Noah Otshudi misses layup.
(16:21) Alonzo Dodd Defensive Rebound.
(16:15) Foul on Erich Harding.
+2 (16:01) Michael Marcus Jr. makes 7-foot jumper.
65
+2 (15:52) Drew Fuquay makes 5-foot jumper.
67
(15:26) Michael Marcus Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:15) Caleb Hollenbeck misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:12) Michael Marcus Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:57) Alonzo Dodd makes layup.
87
+3 (14:51) Caleb Hollenbeck makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Speer assists).
810
(14:31) Alonzo Dodd misses layup.
(14:29) Marshall Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:12) Noah Otshudi makes layup (Jalen Speer assists).
812
(13:51) Kasen Jennings misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:47) Michael Marcus Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:47) Michael Marcus Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1012
(13:40) Foul on Drew Fuquay.
(13:40) Drew Fuquay turnover.
(13:15) Jalen Tot misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:11) Wyatt Fricks Defensive Rebound.
(12:59) Wilson Dubinsky bad pass turnover.
(12:59) Michael Marcus Jr. Steal.
(12:59) Michael Marcus Jr. bad pass turnover.
(12:59) Wyatt Fricks Steal.
+2 (12:56) Drew Fuquay makes layup (Landen Joseph assists).
1014
(12:42) Foul on Drew Fuquay.
+2 (12:39) Jason Clarke Jr. makes layup (Alonzo Dodd assists).
1214
(12:29) Foul on Chad Moodie.
(12:29) Drew Fuquay misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:29) Marshall Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:29) Drew Fuquay makes free throw 2 of 2.
1215
+2 (12:10) Kasen Jennings makes 12-foot jumper.
1415
+2 (11:58) Wyatt Fricks makes layup (Jalen Speer assists).
1417
(11:38) Foul on Chad Moodie.
(11:38) Chad Moodie turnover.
+2 (11:23) Drew Fuquay makes layup (Jalen Speer assists).
1419
(10:57) Foul on Jalen Speer.
(10:57) Luke Wilson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:57) App State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:57) Luke Wilson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:56) Wilson Dubinsky Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:44) Wyatt Fricks makes 2-foot dunk (Jalen Speer assists).
1421
(10:17) Foul on Landen Joseph.
+1 (10:17) Luke Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1521
(10:17) Luke Wilson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:15) Wyatt Fricks Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Foul on Kasen Jennings.
(10:04) Landen Joseph misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:04) Marshall Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:04) Landen Joseph makes free throw 2 of 2.
1522
+3 (9:39) Michael Marcus Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kasen Jennings assists).
1822
+3 (9:23) Wyatt Fricks makes 27-foot three point jumper (Noah Otshudi assists).
1825
(9:09) Kasen Jennings misses 9-foot jumper.
(9:06) Drew Fuquay Defensive Rebound.
(8:56) Wyatt Fricks misses layup.
(8:54) Jalen Tot Defensive Rebound.
(8:28) Michael Marcus Jr. misses layup.
(8:23) Marshall Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:01) Jalen Speer makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1828
+2 (7:33) Kasen Jennings makes 10-foot jumper.
2028
(7:25) Wyatt Fricks misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:21) Luke Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Kasen Jennings misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:59) Luke Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(6:57) Luke Wilson bad pass turnover.
(6:57) Noah Otshudi Steal.
(6:48) Noah Otshudi misses 8-foot jumper.
(6:45) Luke Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:30) Alonzo Dodd makes layup.
2228
+2 (6:16) Jalen Speer makes layup.
2230
(6:16) Foul on Alonzo Dodd.
+1 (6:16) Jalen Speer makes free throw 1 of 1.
2231
(5:56) Luke Wilson misses 3-foot jumper.
(5:56) Shamarrie Hugie Block.
(5:51) Wyatt Fricks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:46) Jalen Speer makes 12-foot jumper.
2233
(5:22) Foul on Shamarrie Hugie.
(5:22) Luke Wilson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:22) App State Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:21) Luke Wilson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:20) Shamarrie Hugie Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Shamarrie Hugie misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:55) Kasen Jennings Defensive Rebound.
(4:32) Alonzo Dodd misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:27) Kasen Jennings Offensive Rebound.
(4:04) Jason Clarke Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:03) Shamarrie Hugie Defensive Rebound.
(3:58) Foul on Michael Marcus Jr..
(3:58) Wyatt Fricks misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:58) Marshall Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:58) Wyatt Fricks makes free throw 2 of 2.
2234
(3:39) Luke Wilson bad pass turnover.
(3:39) Shamarrie Hugie Steal.
(3:38) Shamarrie Hugie traveling turnover.
+3 (3:18) Jason Clarke Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kasen Jennings assists).
2534
(2:55) Jalen Speer misses 17-foot jumper.
(2:55) Jason Clarke Jr. Block.
(2:50) Alonzo Dodd Defensive Rebound.
(2:49) Foul on Bryce Slay.
+1 (2:49) Luke Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2634
+1 (2:49) Luke Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2734
+2 (2:25) Noah Otshudi makes layup (Shamarrie Hugie assists).
2736
+3 (2:06) Alonzo Dodd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jason Clarke Jr. assists).
3036
+3 (1:53) Shamarrie Hugie makes 27-foot three point jumper (Noah Otshudi assists).
3039
(1:16) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (1:00) Shamarrie Hugie makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3042
(0:41) Michael Marcus Jr. misses layup.
(0:37) Michael Marcus Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:37) Michael Marcus Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3242
(0:10) Foul on Luke Wilson.
+1 (0:10) Shamarrie Hugie makes free throw 1 of 3.
3243
(0:10) Shamarrie Hugie misses free throw 2 of 3.
(0:10) Marshall Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:10) Shamarrie Hugie makes free throw 3 of 3.
3244
(0:01) Jalen Tot misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Wyatt Fricks Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

APP

MRSH

81Points88

28-59(47.5%)Field Goal(%)29-55(52.7%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)12-24(50.0%)

17-31(54.8%)Free Throw(%)18-25(72.0%)

35(13)Rebounds(Offensive)32(6)

12Assists20

4Steals4

3Blocks4

11Turnovers8

17(0)Fouls(Technical)25(0)

2Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Cam Henderson Center · Huntington, WV

attendance: 3,933 (43.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MRSH -7.5

over/under: 141.5