PENSACOLA, Fla. (3/10/25) - For the first time in program history, the Arkansas State women's basketball team is NCAA Tournament-bound, as it topped top-seeded James Madison 86-79 in overtime Monday afternoon in the championship game of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament inside the Pensacola Bay Center.
Tournament Most Outstanding Player Crislyn Rose led the Red Wolves (21-10) with 23 points, and helped A-State outscore the Dukes (28-5) 35-22 in the final 15 minutes. The Scarlet and Black overcame a 17-point deficit in the first half to pull within eight, and then led by as much as nine in the final seconds of the contest.