National Basketball Association
Appalachian St. 80, Georgia St. 73
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 8, 2021
Where: Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida
Officials:
# Anthony Jordan, # Doug Shows, # Pat Adams
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Michael Almonacy poured in 32 points, Adrian Delph scored 22 and Justin Forrest scored 11 of his 15 in the second half as Appalachian State turned back Georgia State 80-73 to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Pensacola, Fla.
Almonacy came in averaging 12.1 points per game for Appalachian State (17-11, 7-8), which outscored Georgia State 45-36 in the second half to earn the conference champion's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Kane Williams scored 18 points to lead Georgia State (16-6, 8-4). Evan Johnson netted 14 points, and Justin Roberts and Ryan Boyce added 11 apiece.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Appalachian St. |
|
Georgia St. |
|
Michael Almonacy 32 |
Scoring |
Kane Williams 18 |
|
Michael Almonacy 2 |
Assists |
Justin Roberts 3 |
|
Donovan Gregory 10 |
Rebounds |
Eliel Nsoseme 10 |
|
Michael Almonacy 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Kane Williams 7 |
|
RJ Duhart 3 |
Steals |
Justin Roberts 3 |
|
Donovan Gregory 2 |
Blocks |
Corey Allen 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Appalachian St.
|
80 |
43.1 |
10-26 |
20-27 |
10 |
36 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
| Georgia St.
|
73 |
38.7 |
9-21 |
16-18 |
12 |
30 |
3 |
6 |
12 |