PENSACOLA, Fla. - App State completed a fairytale run through the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Championship, presented by First Bank & Trust, Monday night with an 80-73 victory over defending champion Georgia State at the Pensacola Bay Center to earn its first conference championship since 2000.
The Mountaineers - who were making their first appearance in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game since joining the league in 2014-15 - won four games in as many days (including two overtime contests) to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. It will be App State's first trip to the NCAAs since beating College of Charleston, 68-56, to win the Southern Conference title back in 2000.