South Alabama enters as the No. 1 seed in the conference, as they were undefeated against the other three teams this season to secure the tiebreaker advantage. The Jaguars were 2-0 this season against Arkansas State,

It’s like muscle memory,” SBC Commissioner Keith Gill said about being in Pensacola. “What can we add and how can we enhance the championship?”

For the second consecutive season, the Arkansas State men’s basketball team’s dream of making the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999 fell one game short with a loss in the championship game of the Sun Belt Tournament.

The Red Wolves earned their first NCAA Tournament berth. The Dukes are on the bubble at 28-5 after seeing their 20-game winning streak end.

Our Arkansas State vs Troy predictions for the Sun Belt Tournament final has the Red Wolves pulling away with a hard-fought win.

Arkansas State Red Wolves (24-9, 15-5 Sun Belt) vs. Troy Trojans (22-10, 15-5 Sun Belt) Pensacola, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Wolves -1.5; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: Troy takes on Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Championship.

Troy beat Arkansas State on Monday night to clinch a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2017.

Win or lose, it was already a day of historic hoops for Red Wolves fans. Arkansas State University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams had never competed for a conference title on the same day. Arkansas State women’s basketball clinches Sun Belt title,