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App State defeats Arkansas State 83-80 in overtime thriller

App State finished with a season-low five turnovers as it prevailed over Sun Belt foe Arkansas State 83-80 in a dramatic overtime victory on Thursday night.

“Just an unbelievable college basketball game. I want to thank the 514 students that came out, they were big late. There was a lot of great energy in the crowd. Great crowd, great team win,” head coach Dustin Kerns said.

Through the opening six minutes of the game, each team failed to gain any separation from the other. After exchanging buckets and empty possessions, it was knotted up at 12-12 with 13:40 left in the first half.