In the first round of the Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball tournament on Friday, the fourth-seeded East division Mountaineers defeated the fifth-seeded West division Little Rock Trojans 67-60 in the final game of the night in Pensacola, Florida.
The Mountaineers came into the tournament with a 13-11 overall record and a 7-8 record in conference play, while Little Rock came into the game 11-4 overall and 7-11 in conference play.
The first half was close throughout, with the Mountaineers leading 30-29 at the half. Little Rock had bigger players on the inside, which led the Mountaineers to make eight 3-pointers in the first half.