Winning ugly is the Sun Belt Conference way, especially in league play. Appalachian State slogged its way past Georgia State 52-50 on the road, moving to 3-2 in conference.
Coastal Carolina is 1-4 in Sun Belt games, has some nice wins including two over Winthrop, back-to-back on the road over Old Dominion and St. Joseph’s, but is on a three-game league losing streak, all at home.
Stealing road wins is a huge benefit in conference play, so getting two on the same weekend would give the Mountaineers valuable extra cushion…