The Arkansas State men's basketball team avenged a pair of losses to South Alabama during the regular season by taking down the top-seeded Jaguars 74-71 Sunday night in the semifinal round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
For the second time in as many nights, the Red Wolves made critical plays down the stretch to outlast their opponents. They advanced to the tournament championship game, which will be played at 6 p.m. Central on Monday at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Fla.
Joseph Pinion, a transfer from the University of Arkansas, knocked down five three-pointers and scored a team-high 23 points to go along 6 rebounds and 5 assists.