Appalachian State beats Milligan 81-58

BOONE, N.C. (AP) Andre Williamson had 13 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and Isaac Butts recorded 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Appalachian State past Milligan 81-58 on Saturday.

Milligan (2-4) took a one-point lead, 23-22, on a Torian Sitton layup. But it was the last time Milligan would see the lead. From there, Appalachian State went on a 22-7 run to take a 44-29 advantage into halftime.

Appalachian State (3-2) would continue its hot shooting in the second half, hitting 57.1 percent (16 for 28) from the field and outscoring Milligan 37-29.

Milligan was led by 12 points from Kyle Grisby but no other Buffaloes player scored above seven points in the game.

Appalachian State outscored Milligan 50-30 in the paint and received 37 points from the bench compared to just 24 for the Buffaloes.

Rodney Milum scored 12 points and G.J. Vilarino added 10 for the Mountaineers.

Updated November 26, 2011