In the Sun Belt quarterfinals, 1-seed Appalachian State tied with 9-seed Georgia Southern before winning in overtime. In the America East, top seeds like Vermont and UMass Lowell faced challenges, with Vermont surviving Albany in a close game. The America East semifinals will feature Vermont, UMass Lowell, Bryant, and New Hampshire, ensuring a New England team in March Madness.
No. 1 Vermont, No. 2 UMass Lowell, No. 3 Bryant and No. 4 New Hampshire are all in the America East semifinals, so a New England team will represent the conference in March Madness regardless of how it shakes out.
No. 11 seed Texas State continues Sun Belt tournament run, upsetting Troy to reach semifinals https://t.co/zOAVxd9zeA
One Sun Belt men's semifinal is set: App State will meet Arkansas State at 5 p.m. Sunday. Troy about to face Texas State for a spot in the other semi. JMU faces Marshall in the late quarterfinal tonight.
TJ Long hits a go-ahead 3 with 30.6 seconds left and 1-seed Vermont SURVIVES against 8-seed Albany in the America East quarterfinals. Catamounts' quest for a third straight NCAA tournament appearance is still alive.
🚨CLOSE GAME ALERT🚨 No.8 Seed Albany tied with No. 1 Vermont 64-64 with 3:30 left to go😳 https://t.co/jJ21nqjjBJ
America East threatening to send its champion to Dayton too as Vermont in UMass Lowell both on the ropes. Might have like 10 16 seeds with all of these upsets.
Top two seeds in the America East are losing right now. UMBC is up 39-37 on UMass Lowell with 16:49 to go. Albany is up 37-31 on Vermont at halftime. March. Chaos Ensues.
Appalachian State, the 1-seed in the Sun Belt, survives 9-seed Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals, winning by five in overtime.
Another 1 seed App State is tied with No. 9 Georgia Southern with 16.8 secs to play in the Sun Belt quarterfinals.