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