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GREENSBORO (AP) — Derrell Armstrong scored 27 points and Trevis Simpson had 24 to lead UNCG to its fifth consecutive victory, 77-73 over Appalachian State in overtime Thursday night at the Greensboro Coliseum.

Simpson scored 17 points and Armstrong 14 in the second half, when the Spartans (7-14, 5-4 Southern Conference) rallied from a nine-point deficit, 41-32 with 15:22 remaining, to lead 63-56 with 1:28 to play.

Omar Carter, who led Appalachian State with 19 points, hit five free throws in the final minute of regulation to rally the Mountaineers (8-11, 4-5) to a 64-64 tie.

The Spartans scored the first four points in overtime on free throws by Taylor Hoffer. After the Mountaineers got within a point, 72-71, with 2:57 left, Simpson answered with a jumper 21 seconds later. Armstrong made two free throws with 2 seconds left.

UNCG is 5-6 since Wes Miller took over as interim coach for Mike Dement in December.

APPALACHIAN STATE (8-11, 4-5)

Healy 1-5 0-0 2, Trice 2-8 6-8 11, Williamson 5-8 2-4 13, Hamilton 3-7 2-2 10, Neal 3-5 0-1 8, Vilarino 1-2 0-2 2, Carter 3-9 12-15 19, Okam 0-0 0-0 0, Butts 4-5 0-0 8, Woods 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 22-32 73.

UNCG (7-14, 5-4)

Williams 1-4 1-5 3, Brackett 2-5 1-2 5, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Van Dussen 1-4 3-4 6, Simpson 10-17 2-2 24, Armstrong 10-20 5-7 27, Randall 1-4 0-0 2, Henry 0-5 0-0 0, Hoffer 2-3 6-7 10. Totals 27-63 18-27 77.

Halftime—Appalachian State 32-26.

End of regulation—Tied 64.

Percentages—Appalachian State (FG .440, FT .688), UNCG (FG .429, FT .667).

3-point goals—Appalachian State 7-18 (Neal 2-2, Hamilton 2-6, Williamson 1-2, Carter 1-3, Trice 1-3, Healy 0-2), UNCG 5-17 (Simpson 2-6, Armstrong 2-7, Van Dussen 1-2, Randall 0-1, Parker 0-1).

Fouled out—Brackett, Carter.

Rebounds—Appalachian State 33 (Williamson 8), UNCG 40 (Hoffer 10).

Team rebounds—Appalachian State 1, UNCG 2.

Assists—Appalachian State 11 (Neal 3), UNCG 9 (Armstrong, Parker, Van Dussen 2).

Blocks—Appalachian State 5 (Williamson 5), UNCG 4 (Hoffer, Armstrong, Brackett, Williams).

Steals—Appalachian State 8 (Carter 2, Trice 2), UNCG Steals: 6 (Van Dussen 2, Williams 2).

Turnovers—Appalachian State 20 (Neal 5), UNCG 15 (Armstrong 6).

Total fouls—Appalachian State 25, UNCG 24.

Technicals—Butts, Simpson, UNCG Bench.

A—3,440

Officials—Samuel Croft, Alan Spainhour, Zelton Steed.