The Sun Belt Conference has announced seeding for the Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Tournament, which will take place at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Appalachian State (14-17, 9-9 SBC) will be seeded fifth in the tournament and will take on 12th seed Little Rock (6-25, 3-15 SBC) on Wednesday at 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m. CST). The winner will advance to play fourth seed Texas Arlington on Friday at 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m. CST).
The entire tournament will be broadcast on ESPN3, with the tournament championship airing on ESPN2 on March 11 at 2 p.m. EST (1 p.m. CST).
The Mountaineers swept the season series with the Trojans, defeating them in Boone on January 25 in overtime 72-67 and in Little Rock 69-67 on February 24.