App State men’s basketball captured its first ever Sun Belt Tournament championship, securing an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in an 80-73 victory over Georgia State Monday night.
“I thought we outplayed them. I thought we deserved to win the tournament,” head coach Dustin Kerns said. “This is something that we’ve talked about, and I’m just so proud for our players and our university.”
The championship matchup was App State’s fourth game in as many days, two of which went into overtime. On their way to the title, the fourth-seeded Mountaineers knocked off second-seed Coastal Carolina and both No.