Arkansas State Red Wolves at South Alabama Jaguars
· Sun Belt Championship - Semifinal
Arkansas State ousts top-seed South Alabama 74-71 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinal
The fourth-seeded Red Wolves (24-9) will play the winner of Sunday's other semifinal between No. 2 seed James Madison and third-seeded Troy in the title game on Monday. The champion earns an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. It took a four-way tiebreaker to decide the top four seeds after all four schools finished 13-5 in the conference.
Pinion also had six rebounds and five assists for the Red Wolves. Kobe Julien totaled 14 points, five rebounds and four steals. Terrance Ford Jr. scored 11.
The Jaguars (21-11) were led by Barry Dunning Jr. with 27 points, 13 rebounds and three steals. Elijah Ormiston added 21 points and nine rebounds. Myles Corey scored 12.
Julien's layup with 8:28 left in the second half gave Arkansas State the lead for good at 55-53.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Dylan Fasoyiro Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Terrance Ford Jr. missed Free Throw. | 74 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Arkansas State Deadball Team Rebound. | 74 - 71 |
Statistics
 ARST |
 USA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 25-59 |
| 40.4 | Field Goal % | 42.4 |
| 12-33 | 3PT | 2-12 |
| 36.4 | Three Point % | 16.7 |
| 16-24 | FT | 19-26 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 73.1 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 18 | Assists | 7 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Pensacola, FL
Attendance: 3,191 | Capacity:
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 13-5 | - | 25-11 |
| Troy | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| South Alabama | 13-5 | - | 21-11 |
| James Madison | 13-5 | - | 20-12 |
| Marshall | 12-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| App State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
| Texas State | 9-9 | 4 | 16-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Old Dominion | 8-10 | 5 | 15-20 |
| Georgia State | 8-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Louisiana | 8-10 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Southern Miss | 5-13 | 8 | 11-22 |
| Coastal Carolina | 3-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 3-15 | 10 | 7-25 |