NEW ORLEANS -- The Arkansas State and UALR men's basketball teams will play their first round games in the Sun Belt Tournament today.
The No. 12-seeded Trojans (7-24, 4-14 Sun Belt) will play No. 5 Appalachian State (14-17, 9-9) at 2:30 p.m. at Lakefront Arena, and the No. 11 Red Wolves (11-20, 6-12 Sun Belt) will play No. 6 Louisiana-Monroe (15-14, 9-9) at 7:30 p.m.
Arkansas State beat Louisiana-Monroe 83-79 in Jonesboro on Saturday, when the Red Wolves jumped to a 50-32 halftime lead while shooting 8 of 12 from three-point range.
Junior forward Tristin Walley scored a career-high 23 points against the Warhawks while shooting 4 of 7 from three-point range.