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App State returns to NCAA tourney for 1st time since 2000 | |
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Michael Almonacy scored a career-high 32 points with six 3-pointers and Appalachian State upset two-time defending champion Georgia State 80-73 on Monday night to win the Sun Belt Conference championship and return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. It was an improbable run for fourth-seeded Appalachian State (17-11), which lost six of its final seven regular-season games before winning four games in four nights - including two in overtime. The Mountaineers didn't win four straight during the regular season and last won four-straight league games in 2015. Appalachian State was just 7-8 in conference play this season with two wins in three attempts against league championship Georgia State. And Almonacy was in his first year with the program after playing for Division II-member Southern New Hampshire last season. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | C. Allen | 15.0 | |||
| Rebounds: | E. Nsoseme | 10.1 | |||
| Assists: | J. Roberts | 4.7 | |||
| FG%: | C. Allen | 44.4% | |||
| FT%: | K. Williams | 67.3% | |||
| 3P%: | C. Allen | 42.5% | |||
| Steals: | J. Roberts | 1.6 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Thomas | 1.6 | |||
| Sun Belt Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Texas State | 12-3 | 18-7 |
| Georgia State | 8-4 | 16-6 |
| Coastal Carolina | 9-5 | 18-8 |
| Louisiana | 10-7 | 17-9 |
| South Alabama | 10-7 | 17-11 |
| UT Arlington | 9-8 | 13-13 |
| App State | 7-8 | 17-12 |
| Arkansas State | 7-8 | 11-13 |
| Georgia Southern | 7-9 | 13-13 |
| Little Rock | 7-11 | 11-15 |
| ULM | 5-13 | 7-19 |
| Troy | 4-12 | 11-17 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 80.3 (19) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.4 (68) | ||||
| Assists: | 16.8 (13) | ||||
| FG%: | 46.8% (52) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.5% (246) | ||||
| 3P%: | 35.8% (79) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 72.7 (244) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 26.2 (112) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.2 (111) | ||||
| FG%: | 41.3% (60) | ||||
| FT%: | 69.7% (118) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.8% (183) | ||||
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