One team saw it coming, for the other it came virtually out of nowhere.
No matter how it happened, the task for the Arkansas State and UALR men's basketball teams is the same -- win four games in four days to snag the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Fifth-seeded ASU and 1oth-seeded University of Arkansas at Little Rock both play in the Sun Belt Tournament today at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans.
The Red Wolves (20-11) play No. 12 Louisiana-Monroe at 2 p.m., and the Trojans (15-16) will play No. 7 Louisiana-Lafayette at 5 p.