SUN BELT BASKETBALL NEWS

App St. continues Sun Belt run; beats Coastal Carolina in OT

Adrian Delph scored 20 points and Michael Almonacy 19 and streaking Appalachian State beat Coastal Carolina 64-61 in a semifinal matchup of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament

MARCH 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Georgia St. heads to Sun Belt title game beating Louisiana

Corey Allen scored 21 points and Eliel Nsoseme scored 17 and hot shooting Georgia State beat Louisiana 84-73 in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament

MARCH 8, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Akwuba carries Louisiana-Lafayette past South Alabama 79-68

Theo Akwuba had 19 points and 14 rebounds as Louisiana-Lafayette topped South Alabama 79-68 in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney

MARCH 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

S. Alabama meets La.-Lafeyette in Sun Belt quarters

South Alabama is set to take on Louisiana-Lafayette in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament

MARCH 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Troy dumps Texas-Arlington 91-86 in Sun Belt's first round

Duke Miles scored a season-high 26 points and Troy beat Texas-Arlington 91-86 in the first round of a Sun Belt Conference tournament game

MARCH 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Forrest scores 24, leads Appalachian State past UALR 67-60

Justin Forrest tied his season high with 24 points as Appalachian State got past Arkansas-Little Rock 67-60 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament

MARCH 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Flowers scores 34 to lift South Alabama past UL Monroe 80-72

Michael Flowers had a season-high 34 points as South Alabama beat UL Monroe 80-72 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney

MARCH 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Farrington carries Arkansas St. past Georgia Southern 62-58

Malcolm Farrington had 16 points off the bench to lift Arkansas State to a 62-58 win over Georgia Southern in the Sun Belt Conference tournament first round

MARCH 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

UTA meets Troy in Sun Belt tourney

Troy is set to face Texas-Arlington in the opening round of the Sun Belt tournament

MARCH 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Maric leads Little Rock past Louisiana-Lafayette 69-59

Nikola Maric had 17 points as Arkansas-Little Rock snapped its seven-game losing streak, defeating Louisiana-Lafayette 69-59

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Asberry scores 19 to lift Texas St. past ULM 61-57

Caleb Asberry had 19 points and seven rebounds as Texas State won its seventh straight game, narrowly beating Louisiana-Monroe 61-57

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jones scores 23 to lift Coastal Carolina over Troy 76-71

DeVante’ Jones had 23 points as Coastal Carolina beat Troy 76-71

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mwamba carries Texas-Arlington over Arkansas State 64-56

Patrick Mwamba had 13 points as Texas-Arlington topped Arkansas State 64-56

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

McCadden carries Georgia Southern over Appalachian St. 65-57

Elijah McCadden registered 18 points and nine rebounds as Georgia Southern defeated Appalachian State 65-57

FEBRUARY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Johnson leads Georgia St. over South Alabama 84-81

Evan Johnson had a season-high 28 points as Georgia State narrowly beat South Alabama 84-81

FEBRUARY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Akwuba carries Louisiana-Lafayette over UALR 66-61

Theo Akwuba registered 13 points and seven rebounds as Louisiana-Lafayette edged past Arkansas-Little Rock 66-61

FEBRUARY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Azore carries Texas-Arlington over Arkansas St. 73-71

David Azore scored a season-high 22 points, including a four-point play as time expired, and Texas-Arlington narrowly defeated Arkansas State 73-71

FEBRUARY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mostafa scores 23 to lift Coastal Carolina over Troy 75-59

Essam Mostafa had 23 points and 12 rebounds as Coastal Carolina topped Troy 75-59

FEBRUARY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Small scores 17 to lead Texas St by Louisiana- Monroe 58-49

Isiah Small registered 17 points and seven rebounds as Texas State beat Louisiana-Monroe 58-49

FEBRUARY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Harrell leads Texas State past Arkansas State 57-52

Mason Harrell posted 17 points as Texas State narrowly beat Arkansas State 57-52

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Morency scores 18 to carry ULM over UALR 68-64

Marco Morency came off the bench to score 18 points to lead Louisiana Monroe to a 68-64 win over Arkansas-Little Rock

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Morency, Ozier lead UL Monroe over Little Rock 78-66

Marco Morency and Koreem Ozier scored 14 points apiece as ULM defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 78-66

FEBRUARY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jones leads Coastal Carolina over Georgia Southern 65-55

DeVante’ Jones scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Coastal Carolina defeated Georgia Southern 65-55 in its home finale

FEBRUARY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thomas scores 16 to lead Georgia St. over Troy 65-53

Jalen Thomas registered 16 points as Georgia State got past Troy 65-53

FEBRUARY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goncalves leads South Alabama past Appalachian St. 56-54

Kayo Goncalves scored 18 points with 10 rebounds and South Alabama beat Appalachian State 56-54 for the Jaguars’ eighth straight victory

FEBRUARY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS