For the first time ever, App State men’s basketball is playing in the Sun Belt championship game. The East division fourth-seeded Mountaineers won their second straight 9 p.m. overtime game Sunday night over Coastal Carolina 64-61in Pensacola, Florida to advance to face Georgia State in the finals.
It’s the first conference title game appearance for App State since the 2010 Southern Conference tournament, when the Mountaineers fell to Wofford 56-51.
“March Madness man, it’s crazy, it’s fun,” second-year App State head coach Dustin Kerns said. “(I’m) so proud of our team, what a crazy game against a very good team.