Arkansas State Red Wolves at App State Mountaineers
· Sun Belt Championship - Semifinal
Fields, Hicks lead Arkansas State over Appalachian State, 67-65 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament
The No. 4 seed Red Wolves play second-seeded James Madison or No. 11 seed Texas State on Monday when they make their first championship game appearance since 2007.
Appalachian State trailed by 11 with 15:20 to play but took a 65-63 lead when Myles Tate hit a 3-pointer with 2:33 remaining. Caleb Fields tied it with a layup 17 seconds later and neither team scored again until Hick pump faked at the right elbow to get his defender in the air and hit the winning shot.
Fields also contributed six assists for the Red Wolves (18-15). Hicks added 19 points while going 8 of 9 from the field while he also had seven rebounds. Taryn Todd shot 4 for 14, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with nine points. The Red Wolves picked up their seventh straight victory.
The Mountaineers (27-6) were led in scoring by Terence Harcum, who finished with 15 points. Myles Tate added 11 points for Appalachian State. Justin Abson had 10 points and seven rebounds. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Mountaineers.
Arkansas State went into halftime ahead of Appalachian State 39-29. Fields scored 12 points in the half. Fields led Arkansas State with 11 points in the second half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Freddy Hicks made Jumper. | 67 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Arkansas State Timeout | 65 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Taryn Todd Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 65 |
Statistics
 ARST |
 APP |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 26-53 |
| 44.1 | Field Goal % | 49.1 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 4-12 |
| 33.3 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 10-12 | FT | 9-13 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 69.2 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Pensacola, FL
Attendance: 1,621 | Capacity:
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 13-5 | - | 25-11 |
| Troy | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| South Alabama | 13-5 | - | 21-11 |
| James Madison | 13-5 | - | 20-12 |
| Marshall | 12-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| App State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-14 |
| Texas State | 9-9 | 4 | 16-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Old Dominion | 8-10 | 5 | 15-20 |
| Georgia State | 8-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Louisiana | 8-10 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Southern Miss | 5-13 | 8 | 11-22 |
| Coastal Carolina | 3-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 3-15 | 10 | 7-25 |