Crislyn Rose scored 23 points, Mimi McCollister added 16 and No. 2 seed Arkansas State beat top-seeded James Madison 86-79 in overtime for the program’s first Sun Belt Tournament championship.

The Arkansas State women’s basketball team’s breakout season will continue. After trailing by 17 points in the first half, the Red Wolves mounted a furious comeback to force overtime and knock off top-seeded James Madison 86-79 to win the championship game of the Sun Belt Tournament on Monday afternoon at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola,

Crislyn Rose scored 23 points, Mimi McCollister added 16 and Arkansas State defeated top-seeded James Madison 86-79 in overtime on Monday for the program's first Sun Belt Tournament championship, a win that clinched the school's first NCAA Tournament bid.

The Red Wolves earned their first NCAA Tournament berth. The Dukes are on the bubble at 28-5 after seeing their 20-game winning streak end.

The Arkansas State women’s basketball team has won the Sun Belt Conference tournament and punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament for the first time after 86-79 win over James Madison on Monday in Pensacola.