National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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
Where: Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida
Officials: # Anthony Jordan, # Doug Shows, # Pat Adams
Attendance: N/A
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 |