It took the entire season, but Troy finally got its first overtime game of the year, and it resulted in a win at Arkansas State. Rob Stone dominated inside, going perfect from the field and leading the Trojans with 24 points. Mike Guthridge also made his return with 4 minutes off the bench, and he should be available for the upcoming Sun Belt Tournament.
Sun Belt scores:
South Alabama 59 @ Coastal Carolina 69
Georgia Southern 65 @ Little ROck 86
Texas State 86 @ UL-Monroe 81
Georgia State 61 @ UL-Lafayette 71
Appalachian State 64 @ UT-Arlington 83
Sun Belt Standings:
1. South Alabama 14-4, 24-5
2. UL-Lafayette 14-4, 22-7
3. Georgia State 12-6, 20-9
4. Troy 11-7, 16-13
5. UT-Arlington 10-8, 14-15
6. Texas State 9-9, 15-14
7. Little Rock 9-9, 12-17
8. UL-Monroe 8-10, 13-17
9. Coastal Carolina 7-11, 10-19
10. Georgia Southern 5-13, 7-22
11. Arkansas State 5-13, 10-19
12. Appalachian State 4-14, 6-23
AP Poll:
1. Kansas (30-1)
2. Michigan State (28-4)
3. Louisville (26-3)
4. Florida (25-6)
5. Stanford (29-2)
6. Texas A&M (26-5)
7. Maryland (26-5)
8. Texas (25-6)
9. Duke (23-9)
10. Missouri (26-5)
11. Temple (25-6)
12. Wisconsin (24-7)
13. North Carolina (24-8)
14. Ohio State (24-7)
15. Utah (24-5)
16. Indiana (24-7)
17. Villanova (23-8)
18. VCU (24-5)
19. NC State (22-8)
20. Harvard (24-5)
21. South Alabama (24-5)
22. Gonzaga (22-9)
23. New Mexico (23-7)
24. Georgetown (22-8)
25. Arkansas (22-9)
Bubble Watch:
Last Four Byes: UConn, Virginia, Utah State, Xavier
Last Four In: Dayton, Pittsburgh, Butler, UNLV
First Four Out: St. John's, SMU, San Diego State, San Francisco
Next Four Out: Loyola Marymount, Illinois, Houston, Saint Joseph's
Sun Belt Tournament First Round:
8 UL-Monroe vs 9 Coastal Carolina
5 UT-Arlington vs 12 Appalachian State
6 Texas State vs 11 Arkansas State
7 Little Rock vs 10 Georgia Southern