Appalachian St snags first NCAA bid in 21 years
Appalachian State, just 7-8 in conference play this regular season, capped a miracle run through the Sun Belt Conference tournament Monday, defeating Georgia State to clinch an NCAA tournament berth.
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4th in East
Appalachian St. beats Texas St. in OT in Sun Belt tourney
— Justin Forrest had a season-high 28 points as Appalachian State narrowly beat Texas State 76-73 in overtime in the Sun Belt Conference Tourney second round on Saturday night.
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 on Friday night.
McCadden carries Georgia Southern over Appalachian St. 65-57
— Elijah McCadden posted 18 points and nine rebounds as Georgia Southern topped Appalachian State 65-57 on Saturday.
Appalachian St. beats Georgia Southern 84-78 in 2OT
— Justin Forrest and Adrian Delph scored 24 points apiece as Appalachian State beat Georgia Southern 84-78 in double overtime on Friday night.
Stampley scores 19 to lead Troy over Appalachian St. 65-59
— Nick Stampley had 19 points and seven rebounds as Troy beat Appalachian State 65-59 on Saturday.
Stampley scores 23 to lift Troy over Appalachian State 71-62
— Nick Stampley had a career-high 23 points plus 12 rebounds as Troy topped Appalachian State 71-62 on Friday night.
Lewis leads Appalachian St. over Georgia St. 74-61
— James Lewis Jr. had a career-high 22 points plus 14 rebounds as Appalachian State defeated Georgia State 74-61 on Saturday.
Forrest leads Appalachian State over Georgia State 80-71
— Justin Forrest had a season-high 23 points as Appalachian State topped Georgia State 80-71 on Friday night.
Delph lifts Appalachian St. over South Alabama 83-77
— Adrian Delph had a career-high 28 points as Appalachian State beat South Alabama 83-77 on Saturday.
Flowers leads South Alabama over Appalachian St. 73-64
— Michael Flowers had a season-high 31 points as South Alabama beat Appalachian State 73-64 on Friday night.
Gregory leads Appalachian St. over Georgia Southern 77-71
— Donovan Gregory had 19 points as Appalachian State defeated Georgia Southern 77-71 on Saturday. Adrian Delph added 17 points for the Mountaineers, while Michael Almonacy chipped in 15.
Almonacy lifts Appalachian State past Georgia Southern 66-63
— Michael Almonacy had 14 points off the bench to carry Appalachian State to a 66-63 win over Georgia Southern on Friday night.
Forrest scores 21 to lift Appalachian St. past Troy 90-59
— Justin Forrest had 21 points, shooting 6-of-7 from 3-point range, and Appalachian State romped past Troy 90-59 on Saturday.
Stampley, Waters lead Troy over Appalachian State 69-56
— Nick Stampley and Khalyl Waters each scored 17 points as Troy got past Appalachian State 69-56 on Friday night in the first Sun Belt Conference matchup of the season for both teams.
Delph leads Appalachian St. over Charlotte 61-57
— Adrian Delph matched his career high with 21 points as Appalachian State edged past Charlotte 61-57 on Friday.
Bowling Green beats Appalachian St. 78-76 in OT
— Justin Turner had 25 points as Bowling Green narrowly beat Appalachian State 78-76 in overtime on Monday night.
Pearson, Small double up as Texas St. downs Appalachian St.
Isiah Small and Nijal Pearson scored 23 points apiece as Texas State beat Appalachian State 85-68 in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday night.
Appalachian State tops Coastal Carolina 70-65, advances
Isaac Johnson scored a career-high 24 points, Tim Ceaser scored a go-ahead layup with 4:06 to play and sixth-seeded Appalachian State came from behind to beat No. 8 Coastal Carolina 70-65 in thesecond round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament on...
Johnson carries Appalachian St. over Louisiana-Monroe 61-57
Isaac Johnson had 14 points and seven rebounds as Appalachian State narrowly defeated Louisiana-Monroe 61-57 on Tuesday night in a regular-season finale.
Jones scores 26, late FTs as Coastal Carolina hangs on 84-77
DeVante' Jones scored 26 points, including four straight free throws in the last 22 seconds as Coastal Carolina blunted an Appalachian State comeback 84-77 on Saturday.
Forrest fills stat line leading Appalachian St. past Troy
Justin Forrest scored 24 points with six rebounds, four assists and three steals off the bench and Appalachian State beat Troy 68-59 on Saturday.
Ajayi leads South Alabama past Appalachian State 78-70
Josh Ajayi scored 19 points and South Alabama shot 70% from the floor on its way to a 78-70 victory over Appalachian State on Thursday night.
Delph carries Appalachian St. over Georgia Southern 62-57
Adrian Delph had a career-high 21 points as Appalachian State edged past Georgia Southern 62-57 on Saturday.
Roberts lifts Georgia St. past Appalachian St. 76-65
Justin Roberts scored 17 points as Georgia State topped Appalachian State 76-65 on Thursday night. Nelson Phillips added 16 points for the Panthers, while Kane Williams chipped in 15.
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2020-21 Sun Belt Standings
| EAST | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State | 8-4 | - | 16-6 |
| Coastal Carolina | 9-5 | - | 18-8 |
| South Alabama | 10-7 | 0.5 | 17-11 |
| Appalachian State | 7-8 | 2.5 | 17-12 |
| Georgia Southern | 7-9 | 3 | 13-13 |
| Troy | 4-12 | 6 | 11-17 |
| WEST | CONF | GB | OVR |
| Texas State | 12-3 | - | 18-7 |
| Louisiana | 10-7 | 3 | 17-9 |
| UT Arlington | 9-8 | 4 | 13-13 |
| Arkansas State | 7-8 | 5 | 11-13 |
| Little Rock | 7-11 | 6.5 | 11-15 |
| UL Monroe | 5-13 | 8.5 | 7-19 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game70.3222nd
Rebounds Per Game36.3Tied-126th
Assists Per Game11.7309th
Points Allowed64.1
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-3 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 3 |