BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- Herbert Jones scored 18 points and Chris

McFarland added 17 points and nine rebounds to help Appalachian

State beat Western Carolina 72-54 Tuesday night.

Noah Brown added 12 points for the Mountaineers (16-10, 9-6

Southern Conference).

David Berghoefer had 16 points and nine rebounds for Western

Carolina (8-20, 3-12). The rest of the team shot a combined 26

percent from the field and no other player scored more than eight

points.

Both teams shot less than 40 percent in the first half and

Western Carolina trailed just 32-30 at halftime.

The Catamounts made just 9-of-30 attempts in the second half and

were just 2 of 12 from 3-point range as they slipped further

behind.