Scores

Final

W Kentucky 58

(19-15, 10-10 Sun Belt)

Arkansas St 56

(19-12, 12-8 Sun Belt)

10:18 PM ET, March 10, 2013

Summit Arena, Hot Springs, AR

1 2 T
WKU 28 3058
ARST 26 3056

Top Performers

Western Kentucky: T. Price 24 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Arkansas State: B. Peterson 10 Pts, 12 Reb, 2 Blk

W. Kentucky 58, Arkansas St. 56

Associated Press

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- T.J. Price scored 24 points, including a layup with 19 seconds to play, and Western Kentucky defeated Arkansas State 58-56 Sunday night in the Sun Belt Conference tournament semifinals.

The sixth-seeded Hilltoppers (19-15) will play FIU for the Sun Belt championship Monday night. The fourth-seeded Golden Panthers upset regular-season champion Middle Tennessee State 61-57 earlier Sunday.

Western Kentucky, the winner of last season's tournament as the seventh seed, led most of the way. The second-seeded Red Wolves (19-12) used an 18-9 run to lead 53-51 with 4 minutes remaining. It was 56-55 ASU when Price stole the ball and went the length of the court for what became the winning layup.

Jamal Crook, whose late steal and basket helped the Hilltoppers beat South Alabama on Saturday, made a free throw with 13 seconds left to complete the scoring.

Brandon Peterson had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Arkansas State.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
WKU
ARST
Points 58 56
FG Made-Attempted 18-52 (.346) 18-49 (.367)
3P Made-Attempted 4-14 (.286) 6-22 (.273)
FT Made-Attempted 18-24 (.750) 14-25 (.560)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 24 (1/0) 20 (1/0)
Largest Lead 9 7

Game Leaders

 
WKU
ARST
PointsT. Price 24B. Peterson 10
ReboundsT. Price 7B. Peterson 12
AssistsB. Harris 2C. Golden 2
StealsB. Harris 2T. Finn 1
BlocksT. Price 1T. Finn 2
Team Stats: W. Kentucky | Arkansas State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 5, 2013 @ARST 75, WKU 61Recap
Feb 9, 2013 ARST 67, @WKU 49Recap
» Mar 10, 2013 WKU 58, @ARST 56Recap

Next 5 Games

WKU
ARST
03/11 @FIU 7:00pm
03/22 @KU 10:07pm
Complete Schedule: W. Kentucky | Arkansas State