Beginning Tuesday, March 5, 14 teams battle in Pensacola, Florida to determine the 2023-24 Sun Belt Tournament champion. Along with the hardware and title of champion, the real prize is the automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Tournament. In mid-major leagues like the Sun Belt, winning the conference tournament is basically required in order to move to March Madness. Due to securing the No. 1 seed and a double-bye, App State begins Saturday in the quarterfinals at 12:30 p.m. Their opponent will be the winner of the Georgia Southern-South Alabama matchup. The Black and Gold matched up twice with the Eagles in the regular season, beating them both times. The last time they matched up, the Mountaineers won an overtime thriller 85-84 after sophomore forward Justin Abson blocked the potential Georgia Southern game-winner. App State faced the Jaguars in Mobile, Alabama Jan. 4, winning 91-84 in overtime. Junior forward Tre’Von Spillers led with 23 points and nine rebounds. In overtime, ...