PENSACOLA, Fla. (3/9/25) – Arkansas State men's basketball knocked down 12 3-pointers to advance to the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the second year in a row, defeating top-seeded South Alabama 74-71 Sunday night inside the Pensacola Bay Center.
Of those dozen treys, Joseph Pinion accounted for five to score a career-high 23 points to lead the fourth-seeded Red Wolves (24-9) past the Jaguars (21-11). He was one of four double-figure scorers, as A-State shot 40.4 percent (23-57) from the field and 36.4 percent (12-33) from deep. The Scarlet and Black also forced 11 turnovers, including seven in the second half.