College basketball: Saturday’s area games to watch

SATURDAY’S MATCHUPS

DAVIDSON (2-1) at APPALACHIAN STATE (3-3)

Holmes Convocation Center, Boone, 7 p.m.

The visiting Wildcats committed 15 turnovers in Tuesday night’s loss at Nevada. The Mountaineers are coming off a 105-99 double-overtime loss Wednesday to James Madison. Sophomore Isaac Johnson of Providence Day had a career-high 16 rebounds in that game.

GARDNER-WEBB vs. FAIRFIELD

Nutter Center, Dayton, Ohio, 2:30 p.m.

The Runnin’ Bulldogs play in Day 2 of the Dayton Doubleheaders. They will face a Fairfield team that took a 2-1 record into its Friday night game against Jacksonville. Gardner-Webb was 2-3. The Stags are led by Tyler Nelson, who averages 19.3 points. They are not a distance-shooting threat, hitting 29 percent of their 3-pointers.

WEST GEORGIA (3-1) at JOHNSON C. SMITH

Brayboy Gym, Charlotte, 4 p.m.

The host Golden Bulls took a 4-2 record into Friday night’s game against Belmont Abbey. Guard Marquill Smith leads West Georgia, averaging more than 25 points per game. Robert Davis averages 23.8 points for Johnson C. Smith.

Steve Lyttle

This story was originally published November 24, 2017 at 4:09 PM with the headline "College basketball: Saturday’s area games to watch."