Coastal Carolina 89, Appalachian State 72
CONWAY, S.C. – Senior forward Zac Cuthbertson scored a team-high 24 points to lead four Coastal Carolina players in double figures as the Chanticleers pulled away in the final minutes for an 89-72 win over Appalachian State Saturday in a Sun Belt conference game at the HTC Center. The win snaps a 3-game losing skid for the Chanticleers and puts them at 8-9 overall and 2-3 in the conference. Appalachian State, which was led by guard Justin Forest's 21 points, fell to 5-13, 0-5, with its sixth loss in a row.
UTA 82, Little Rock 73
ARLINGTON, Texas – Behind a season-high 32-point outburst from Edric Dennis, the UT Arlington men's basketball team (8-11, 4-2 Sun Belt Conference) never trailed en route to an 82-73 win over Little Rock (7-12, 2-4 SBC) Saturday afternoon at the College Park Center, extending the Mavericks' winning streak to four.
Troy 77, Georgia State 75
TROY, Ala. – Senior forward Jordon Varnado hit a deep three-pointer from the top of the key with 1.7 seconds remaining to lift Troy over Georgia State, 77-75 and hand GSU its first loss in Sun Belt Conference men's basketball action on Saturday evening.
ULM 99, Louisiana 95
MONROE, La. – ULM made its point with lots of points on Saturday and the Warhawks needed them all. Five Warhawks reached double figures scoring and ULM outlasted Louisiana Lafayette, 99-95, at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
Georgia Southern 88, South Alabama 86 (ot)
MOBILE, Ala. – Montae Glenn tallied 18 points and 13 rebounds and blocked a game-tying shot attempt late in overtime to lead Georgia Southern to an 88-86 Sun Belt men's basketball win over South Alabama Saturday afternoon in the Mitchell Center.
Texas State 77, Arkansas State 64
SAN MARCOS, Texas – ?Nijal Pearson had 29 points and 11 rebounds and Texas State used a 30-0 run to beat Arkansas State 77-64 on Saturday. Tre'Larenz Nottingham added 13 points and eight rebounds and Alex Peacock scored 10 points for Texas State. The Bobcats (16-3, 5-1 Sun Belt), who have won four in a row and 14 of their last 16, moved into a tie with Georgia State atop the conference standings.