Appalachian St. beats Texas St. in OT in Sun Belt tourney

<p>PENSACOLA, Fla. &mdash; Justin Forrest had a season-high 28 points as Appalachian State narrowly beat Texas State 76-73 in overtime in the Sun Belt Conference Tourney second round on Saturday night. </p>
<p>Michael Almonacy added 23 points for the Mountaineers.</p>
<p>Appalachian State plays Coastal Carolina in Sunday’s semifinals. </p>
<p>Forrest made 14 of 17 foul shots. He added six rebounds. Almonacy also had six rebounds.</p>
<p>Adrian Delph had 16 points and eight rebounds for Appalachian State (15-11). Donovan Gregory added nine rebounds.</p>
<p>Texas State’s Caleb Asberry grabbed a rebound and raced down court before hitting a contested <a href="https://twitter.com/TxStateBobcats/status/1368413487114944512">pull-up 3-pointer</a> as time expired in regulation to force OT. </p>
<p>Mason Harrell had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats (18-7). Caleb Asberry added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Isiah Small had 15 points.</p>
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