# 2025 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2025 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between March 4–10, 2025. The winner, Troy, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a procedural tiebreaker system set to seed teams with identical conference records. The conference adopted a unique stepladder system giving the top two teams byes to the tournament semifinals and the No. 3 and No. 4 teams byes to the tournament quarterfinals. The conference changed the tournament format in an effort to reward teams that played well during the regular season. The top 10 teams received at least one bye.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 | Tiebreaker 4 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 13–5 | 4–1 vs. JMU/Troy/ARST | | | |
| 2 | James Madison | 13–5 | 2–1 vs. USA/Troy/ARST | 2–0 vs. Troy/ARST | | |
| 3 | Troy | 13–5 | 2–3 vs. USA/JMU/ARST | 1–2 vs. JMU/ARST | 1–1 vs. ARST | 1-2 vs. USA/JMU |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 13–5 | 1–4 vs. USA/JMU/Troy | 1–2 vs. JMU/Troy | 1–1 vs. Troy | 0–3 vs. USA/JMU |
| 5 | Marshall | 12–6 | | | | |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 10–8 | | | | |
| 7 | Texas State | 9–9 | | | | |
| 8 | Georgia State | 8–10 | 4–1 vs. GASO/ODU/UL | 1–1 vs. Marshall | | |
| 9 | Georgia Southern | 8–10 | 4–1 vs. GSU/ODU/UL | 0–2 vs. Marshall | 3–0 vs. ODU/UL | |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 8–10 | 1–4 vs. GSU/GASO/UL | | 1–2 vs. GASO/UL | 1–0 vs. UL |
| 11 | Louisiana | 8–10 | 0–3 vs. GSU/GASO/ODU | | 0–2 vs. GASO/ODU | 0–1 vs. ODU |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 5–13 | | | | |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina | 3–15 | 1–0 vs. ULM | | | |
| 14 | Louisiana–Monroe | 3–15 | 0–1 vs. CCU | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Tuesday, March 4 |||||
| 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 12 Southern Miss vs. No. 13 Coastal Carolina | 66–63 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 11 Louisiana vs. No. 14 Louisiana–Monroe | 73–69$^{OT}$ | ESPN+ |
| Second round – Wednesday, March 5 |||||
| 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 9 Georgia Southern vs. No. 12 Southern Miss | 78–64 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 7:30 pm | No. 10 Old Dominion vs. No. 11 Louisiana | 67–49 | ESPN+ |
| Third round – Thursday, March 6 |||||
| 5 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Georgia State vs. No. 9 Georgia Southern | 80–71 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 Texas State vs. No. 10 Old Dominion | 61–64 | ESPN+ |
| Fourth round – Friday, March 7 |||||
| 7 | 5:00 pm | No. 5 Marshall vs. No. 8 Georgia State | 79–76 | ESPN+ |
| 8 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Appalachian State vs. No. 10 Old Dominion | 56–61 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 8 |||||
| 9 | 5:30 pm | No. 4 Arkansas State vs. No. 5 Marshall | 77–74 | ESPN+ |
| 10 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Troy vs. No. 10 Old Dominion | 75–59 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 9 |||||
| 11 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 South Alabama vs. No. 4 Arkansas State | 71–74 | ESPN+ |
| 12 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 James Madison vs. No. 3 Troy | 60–79 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Monday, March 10 |||||
| 13 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Arkansas State vs. No. 3 Troy | 81–94 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in CST through the quarterfinals and CDT for the semifinals and championship. Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 4 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, March 4 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, March 4 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 5 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 5 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 5 ESPN+ | Third round Thursday, March 6 ESPN+ | Third round Thursday, March 6 ESPN+ | Third round Thursday, March 6 ESPN+ | Fourth round Friday, March 7 ESPN+ | Fourth round Friday, March 7 ESPN+ | Fourth round Friday, March 7 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 8 ESPN+ | | Semifinals Sunday, March 9 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 9 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 9 ESPN+ | | | Championship Monday, March 10 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 10 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 10 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | South Alabama | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Arkansas State | 77 | | 4 | | | Arkansas State | 74 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Marshall | 79 | 5 | Marshall | 74 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Georgia State | 80 | 8 | Georgia State | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Georgia Southern | 78 | 9 | Georgia Southern | 71 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Arkansas State | 81 | | | |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 66 | 12 | Southern Miss | 64 | | | | | | | | 3 | Troy | 94 |
| 13 | Coastal Carolina | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Troy | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | James Madison | 60 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Troy | 75 | | | | | | | 3 | Troy | 79 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Appalachian State | 56 | 10 | Old Dominion | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Texas State | 61 | 10 | Old Dominion | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Old Dominion | 67 | 10 | Old Dominion | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Louisiana | 73$^{OT}$ | 11 | Louisiana | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Louisiana–Monroe | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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## Game summaries

    All times are in CT (UTC−6 from March 4 through 8 and UTC−5 on March 9 and 10)

### First round

* ESPN+
* March 4 5:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 12 Southern Miss 66, No. 13 Coastal Carolina 63 :
| Scoring by half: 29–29, 37–34 |||
| Pts: Worrell Jr. (22) Rebs: Wade III (10) Asts: Alvarez (5) | Pts: Granger (19) Rebs: Amenhauser (10) Asts: Battle (4) |
| Southern Miss advances to SBC second round |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 723 Referees: Landon Brandes, Anthony Eades, John Johnson
* ESPN+
* March 4 7:30 p.m.
* Box
No. 11 Louisiana 73, No. 14 Louisiana–Monroe 69 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 26–24, 37–39 Overtime: 10–6 |||
| Pts: El Moutaouakkil (28) Rebs: Cook (9) Asts: Wright (5) | Pts: Bolden (21) Rebs: Willis (7) Asts: Watson (3) |
| Louisiana advances to SBC second round |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 868 Referees: Anthony Jordan, Derek Schulte, Chase Shaw

### Second round

* ESPN+
* March 5 5:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 9 Georgia Southern 78, No. 12 Southern Miss 64 :
| Scoring by half: 33–24, 45–40 |||
| Pts: Banks (16) Rebs: Brown (12) Asts: Holiman (5) | Pts: Harris (14) Rebs: Tied - Gordon, Wade III (7) Asts: Alvarez (6) |
| Georgia Southern advances to SBC third round |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 744 Referees: Mike Nance, Derek Schulte, Michael Swoboda
* ESPN+
* March 5 7:30 p.m.
* Box
No. 10 Old Dominion 67, No. 11 Louisiana 49 :
| Scoring by half: 29–23, 38–26 |||
| Pts: Durugordon (21) Rebs: Tied - Durugordon, Swanton-Rodger (10) Asts: Johnson (9) | Pts: El Moutaouakkil (22) Rebs: Thomas (6) Asts: Tied - Cook, Hardy, Ratliff (1) |
| Old Dominion advances to SBC third round |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 838 Referees: Rob Rorke, Luke Chittum, Michael Wallace

### Third round

* ESPN+
* March 6 5:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 8 Georgia State 80, No. 9 Georgia Southern 71 :
| Scoring by half: 36–28, 44–43 |||
| Pts: Lane (22) Rebs: Edwards (13) Asts: Nutter (3) | Pts: Holiman (25) Rebs: Brown (7) Asts: White (5) |
| Georgia State advances to SBC fourth round |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 919 Referees: Jose Carrion, Chuck Jones, Luke Chittum
* ESPN+
* March 6 7:30 p.m.
* Box
No. 7 Texas State 61, No. 10 Old Dominion 64 :
| Scoring by half: 29–27, 32–37 |||
| Pts: Pope (15) Rebs: O'Garro (10) Asts: Benson (4) | Pts: Davis Jr. (23) Rebs: Durugordon (12) Asts: Tied (3) (Davis Jr., Johnson, Swanton-Rodger) |
| Old Dominion advances to SBC fourth round |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 1,064 Referees: Rob Rorke, Tucson Grigg, Michael Swoboda

### Fourth round

* ESPN+
* March 7 5:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 5 Marshall 79, No. 8 Georgia State 76 :
| Scoring by half: 34–39, 45–37 |||
| Pts: Mingo (19) Rebs: Martin (14) Asts: Mingo (8) | Pts: Hamilton (28) Rebs: Edwards (9) Asts: Brown (3) |
| Marshall advances to SBC quarterfinals |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 1,201 Referees: Chris Ford, Hunter Allen, Tim Fitzgerald
* ESPN+
* March 7 7:30 p.m.
* Box
No. 6 Appalachian State 56, No. 10 Old Dominion 61 :
| Scoring by half: 36–30, 20–31 |||
| Pts: Huntley (18) Rebs: Huntley (12) Asts: Dodd (5) | Pts: Durugordon (21) Rebs: Durugordon (12) Asts: Johnson (3) |
| Old Dominion advances to SBC quarterfinals |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 1,469 Referees: Sean Casady, Erroll Lewis, Stephen Orkus Jr

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN+
* March 8 5:30 p.m.
* Box
No. 4 Arkansas State 77, No. 5 Marshall 74 :
| Scoring by half: 39–36, 38–38 |||
| Pts: Todd (19) Rebs: Nelson (14) Asts: Ford Jr. (3) | Pts: Anochili-Killen (26) Rebs: Anochili-Killen (13) Asts: Mingo (6) |
| Arkansas State advances to SBC semifinals |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 2,370 Referees: Sean Casady, Hunter Allen, Stephen Orkus Jr
* ESPN+
* March 8 8:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 3 Troy 75, No. 10 Old Dominion 59 :
| Scoring by half: 36–18, 39–41 |||
| Pts: Conerway (18) Rebs: Rigsby (8) Asts: Valdes (3) | Pts: Blakney (20) Rebs: Durugordon (16) Asts: Tied - Blakney, Johnson (4) |
| Troy advances to SBC semifinals |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 2,669 Referees: Sidney Cohen, Chris Ford, Tim Fitzgerald

### Semifinals

* ESPN+
* March 9 5:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 1 South Alabama 71, No. 4 Arkansas State 74 :
| Scoring by half: 34–37, 37–37 |||
| Pts: Dunning Jr. (27) Rebs: Dunning Jr. (13) Asts: Tied - Corey, Fasoyiro (2) | Pts: Pinion (23) Rebs: Tied - Dominguez, Pinion (6) Asts: Pinion (5) |
| Arkansas State advances to SBC championship |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 3,191 Referees: Terry Oglesby, Courtney Green, Owen Shortt
* ESPN+
* March 9 7:30 p.m.
* Box
No. 2 James Madison 60, No. 3 Troy 79 :
| Scoring by half: 23–40, 37–39 |||
| Pts: Freeman (34) Rebs: Lindsay (9) Asts: Lindsay (2) | Pts: Conerway (22) Rebs: Dowd (11) Asts: Conerway (4) |
| Troy advances to SBC championship |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 3,362 Referees: K.B. Burdett, Bart Lenox, Steve Orkus

### Championship

* ESPN2
* March 10 6:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 4 Arkansas State 81, No. 3 Troy 94 :
| Scoring by half: 43–41, 38–53 |||
| Pts: Dominguez (19) Rebs: Nelson (10) Asts: Ford Jr. (7) | Pts: Conerway (21) Rebs: Dowd (9) Asts: Conerway (3) |
| Troy wins SBC championship |||
* Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola, FL Attendance: 3,187 Referees: Chuck Jones, Owen Shortt, K.B. Burdett Jr.

## Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: Tayton Conerway, Troy

### SBC All-Tournament Team

   * Tayton Conerway, Troy
   * Thomas Dowd, Troy
   * Terrance Ford Jr., Arkansas State
   * Izaiyah Nelson, Arkansas State
   * Obinna Anochili-Killen, Marshall
   * Sean Durugordon, Old Dominion