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Fields, Hicks lead Arkansas State over Appalachian State, 67-65 in Sun Belt Conference Tournament

AP
Mar 10, 2024

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) Caleb Fields led Arkansas State with 23 points and Freddy Hicks scored the game-winning jump shot with one second left as the Red Wolves took down Appalachian State 67-65 on Sunday night in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

The No. 4 seed Red Wolves play second-seeded James Madison or No. 11 seed Texas State on Monday when they make their first championship game appearance since 2007.

Appalachian State trailed by 11 with 15:20 to play but took a 65-63 lead when Myles Tate hit a 3-pointer with 2:33 remaining. Caleb Fields tied it with a layup 17 seconds later and neither team scored again until Hick pump faked at the right elbow to get his defender in the air and hit the winning shot.

Fields also contributed six assists for the Red Wolves (18-15). Hicks added 19 points while going 8 of 9 from the field while he also had seven rebounds. Taryn Todd shot 4 for 14, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with nine points. The Red Wolves picked up their seventh straight victory.

The Mountaineers (27-6) were led in scoring by Terence Harcum, who finished with 15 points. Myles Tate added 11 points for Appalachian State. Justin Abson had 10 points and seven rebounds. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Mountaineers.

Arkansas State went into halftime ahead of Appalachian State 39-29. Fields scored 12 points in the half. Fields led Arkansas State with 11 points in the second half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
ARST
Red Wolves
39
APP
Mountaineers
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Red Wolves gains possession)
19:39		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
19:37		Freddy Hicks offensive rebound
19:24	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:53	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point jump shot (Donovan Gregory assists)	2-3
18:40		Izaiyah Nelson misses two point jump shot
18:38		Tre'Von Spillers defensive rebound
18:21		Donovan Gregory misses two point jump shot
18:19		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
17:58		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
17:58	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
17:58	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-3
17:27		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
17:25		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
16:53		Red Wolves turnover (shot clock violation)
16:24		Donovan Gregory misses two point jump shot
16:22		Justin Abson offensive rebound
16:17		Donovan Gregory misses three point jump shot
16:15		Freddy Hicks defensive rebound
16:06		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
16:04		Xavion Brown defensive rebound
15:55		Izaiyah Nelson shooting foul (Justin Abson draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:55		Justin Abson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:55	+1	Justin Abson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
15:35	+2	Izaiyah Nelson makes two point jump shot (Caleb Fields assists)	6-4
15:16	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk (Donovan Gregory assists)	6-6
14:56		Izaiyah Nelson turnover (lost ball) (Myles Tate steals)
14:44	+2	Terence Harcum makes two point jump shot	6-8
14:28	+3	Derrian Ford makes three point jump shot (Caleb Fields assists)	9-8
14:07		Terence Harcum turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Fields steals)
14:03	+2	Izaiyah Nelson makes two point jump shot (Freddy Hicks assists)	11-8
13:32	+2	Donovan Gregory makes two point jump shot	11-10
13:08	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point layup (Caleb Fields assists)	13-10
12:36		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
12:13	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point layup	15-10
11:50		Myles Tate misses two point jump shot
11:48		CJ Huntley offensive rebound
11:44	+2	CJ Huntley makes two point layup	15-12
11:27	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point layup	17-12
11:27		Christopher Mantis shooting foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
11:27		TV timeout
11:27	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-12
11:11		CJ Huntley offensive foul
11:11		CJ Huntley turnover (offensive foul)
10:44		Caleb Fields misses two point layup
10:42		Red Wolves offensive rebound
10:35	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point layup	20-12
10:09		Christopher Mantis misses three point jump shot
10:07		Freddy Hicks defensive rebound
10:04		Avery Felts misses three point jump shot
10:02		Myles Tate defensive rebound
10:01		Derrian Ford personal foul
9:43		Myles Tate misses two point layup
9:41		Freddy Hicks defensive rebound
9:38		Avery Felts misses three point jump shot
9:36		Mountaineers defensive rebound
9:14		Terence Harcum turnover (lost ball) (Avery Felts steals)
9:13		Dyondre Dominguez turnover (bad pass)
9:03		Dyondre Dominguez personal foul
8:54	+2	Jordan Marsh makes two point jump shot	20-14
8:37		Terence Harcum shooting foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
8:37	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-14
8:37	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-14
8:24	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point dunk (Donovan Gregory assists)	22-16
8:11		Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
8:09		Taryn Todd offensive rebound
8:08		Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
8:06		Donovan Gregory defensive rebound
7:47		Donovan Gregory misses two point jump shot
7:45		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
7:35	+3	Taryn Todd makes three point jump shot	25-16
7:10		Jordan Marsh misses two point jump shot
7:08		Justin Abson offensive rebound
7:04		Avery Felts shooting foul (Terence Harcum draws the foul)
7:04		TV timeout
7:04	+1	Terence Harcum makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-17
7:04	+1	Terence Harcum makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-18
6:46		Taryn Todd misses two point layup
6:44		Justin Abson defensive rebound
6:39		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
6:37		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
6:10	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point jump shot	27-18
5:42	+2	Jordan Marsh makes two point layup	27-20
5:21	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point jump shot	29-20
4:58	+2	Justin Abson makes two point jump shot	29-22
4:39		Taryn Todd turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Marsh steals)
4:34	+2	Jordan Marsh makes two point layup	29-24
4:04		Donovan Gregory personal foul
3:57		Avery Felts misses three point jump shot
3:55		Red Wolves offensive rebound
3:55		TV timeout
3:46	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point jump shot	31-24
3:16		Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot
3:14		Avery Felts defensive rebound
2:46	+2	Izaiyah Nelson makes two point jump shot	33-24
2:25		Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot
2:23		Freddy Hicks defensive rebound
2:11		Donovan Gregory blocks Caleb Fields's two point layup
2:09		Red Wolves offensive rebound
2:00		Caleb Fields turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Gregory steals)
1:44	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point jump shot	33-27
1:40		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
1:28	+3	Freddy Hicks makes three point jump shot	36-27
1:11		Taryn Todd personal foul
1:10	+2	Donovan Gregory makes two point jump shot (Myles Tate assists)	36-29
0:47	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point layup	38-29
0:30		Myles Tate misses two point layup
0:28		Taryn Todd defensive rebound
0:03		Myles Tate shooting foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
0:03		Caleb Fields misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-29
0:01		Myles Tate misses three point jump shot
0:00		Mountaineers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ARST
Red Wolves
28
APP
Mountaineers
36

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Taryn Todd shooting foul (Justin Abson draws the foul)
19:32	+1	Justin Abson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-30
19:32		Justin Abson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:32		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
19:12		Tre'Von Spillers shooting foul (Freddy Hicks draws the foul)
19:12	+1	Freddy Hicks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-30
19:12	+1	Freddy Hicks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-30
18:59	+2	Justin Abson makes two point jump shot (Xavion Brown assists)	41-32
18:44		Derrian Ford misses two point layup
18:42		Donovan Gregory defensive rebound
18:34		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
18:32		Red Wolves defensive rebound
18:12		Xavion Brown blocks Caleb Fields's two point jump shot
18:10		Red Wolves offensive rebound
18:10		Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
18:08		Mountaineers defensive rebound
17:52		Freddy Hicks shooting foul (Justin Abson draws the foul)
17:52	+1	Justin Abson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-33
17:52	+1	Justin Abson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-34
17:31		Justin Abson blocks Taryn Todd's two point layup
17:29		Justin Abson defensive rebound
17:10		Izaiyah Nelson blocks Tre'Von Spillers's two point jump shot
17:08		Taryn Todd defensive rebound
17:04		Taryn Todd misses two point layup
17:02		Justin Abson defensive rebound
17:02		Izaiyah Nelson personal foul (Justin Abson draws the foul)
16:49		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
16:47		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
16:30	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point layup (Caleb Fields assists)	43-34
16:19		Xavion Brown turnover (lost ball) (Avery Felts steals)
16:07		Caleb Fields misses two point layup
16:05		Caleb Fields offensive rebound
16:02	+2	Derrian Ford makes two point layup (Caleb Fields assists)	45-34
15:36	+2	Tre'Von Spillers makes two point layup (Terence Harcum assists)	45-36
15:20	+2	Izaiyah Nelson makes two point jump shot (Freddy Hicks assists)	47-36
15:05	+2	Xavion Brown makes two point layup	47-38
15:05		Freddy Hicks shooting foul (Xavion Brown draws the foul)
15:05		TV timeout
15:05		Xavion Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:05		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
14:43		Freddy Hicks misses three point jump shot
14:41		Mountaineers defensive rebound
14:21	+2	Myles Tate makes two point jump shot (Donovan Gregory assists)	47-40
13:49		Izaiyah Nelson misses two point jump shot
13:47		Donovan Gregory defensive rebound
13:41		Izaiyah Nelson shooting foul (Donovan Gregory draws the foul)
13:41		Donovan Gregory misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:41	+1	Donovan Gregory makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-41
13:26	+3	Dyondre Dominguez makes three point jump shot (Caleb Fields assists)	50-41
13:13	+2	Myles Tate makes two point layup	50-43
12:53	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point layup	52-43
12:29		Donovan Gregory misses two point jump shot
12:27		Xavion Brown offensive rebound
12:27		Xavion Brown misses two point layup
12:25		CJ Huntley offensive rebound
12:24	+2	CJ Huntley makes two point layup	52-45
12:24		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
12:24		TV timeout
11:55		Caleb Fields misses two point jump shot
11:53		Terence Harcum defensive rebound
11:37		Dyondre Dominguez personal foul
11:37		TV timeout
11:32	+2	Xavion Brown makes two point layup	52-47
11:10		Derrian Ford misses two point layup
11:08		Freddy Hicks offensive rebound
11:06	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point layup	54-47
10:53		Freddy Hicks shooting foul (Donovan Gregory draws the foul)
10:53	+1	Donovan Gregory makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-48
10:53	+1	Donovan Gregory makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-49
10:43		Izaiyah Nelson misses two point jump shot
10:41		Christopher Mantis defensive rebound
10:28	+2	Myles Tate makes two point jump shot	54-51
10:03	+2	Taryn Todd makes two point layup	56-51
10:03		Christopher Mantis shooting foul (Taryn Todd draws the foul)
10:03		Taryn Todd misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:03		Justin Abson defensive rebound
9:47		Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot
9:45		Caleb Fields defensive rebound
9:45		Terence Harcum personal foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
9:16		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
9:14		Taryn Todd offensive rebound
9:11		Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
9:09		Justin Abson defensive rebound
8:58	+3	Terence Harcum makes three point jump shot (Xavion Brown assists)	56-54
8:33		Caleb Fields misses two point layup
8:31		Izaiyah Nelson offensive rebound
8:23	+3	Caleb Fields makes three point jump shot	59-54
7:58	+2	Terence Harcum makes two point jump shot	59-56
7:27	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point layup	61-56
7:10		Terence Harcum misses two point layup
7:08		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
6:55		Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
6:53		Izaiyah Nelson offensive rebound
6:51		TV timeout
6:46		Donovan Gregory personal foul
6:29		Caleb Fields misses two point jump shot
6:27		Caleb Fields offensive rebound
6:15		Izaiyah Nelson misses two point layup
6:13		Xavion Brown defensive rebound
6:06	+2	Myles Tate makes two point jump shot	61-58
5:42		Freddy Hicks offensive foul
5:42		Freddy Hicks turnover (offensive foul)
5:30	+2	Donovan Gregory makes two point layup	61-60
5:08		Caleb Fields misses three point jump shot
5:06		Red Wolves offensive rebound
5:06		Terence Harcum personal foul
4:47		Taryn Todd misses three point jump shot
4:45		Xavion Brown defensive rebound
4:38	+2	Justin Abson makes two point dunk (Myles Tate assists)	61-62
4:21		Taryn Todd misses two point jump shot
4:19		Mountaineers defensive rebound
4:05		Terence Harcum misses three point jump shot
4:03		Dyondre Dominguez defensive rebound
3:49		Justin Abson shooting foul (Caleb Fields draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-62
3:49	+1	Caleb Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-62
3:28		Terence Harcum misses two point layup
3:26		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
2:59		Caleb Fields offensive foul (Xavion Brown draws the foul)
2:59		Caleb Fields turnover (offensive foul)
2:31	+3	Myles Tate makes three point jump shot (Justin Abson assists)	63-65
2:16	+2	Caleb Fields makes two point layup	65-65
1:54		Donovan Gregory misses two point layup
1:52		Freddy Hicks defensive rebound
1:24		Caleb Fields misses two point jump shot
1:22		Izaiyah Nelson offensive rebound
1:21		Izaiyah Nelson misses two point dunk
1:19		Myles Tate defensive rebound
1:00		Terence Harcum misses two point jump shot
0:58		Izaiyah Nelson defensive rebound
0:50		Red Wolves 60 second timeout
0:47		Taryn Todd turnover (lost ball)
0:38		Donovan Gregory misses two point jump shot
0:36		Tre'Von Spillers offensive rebound
0:24		Myles Tate misses two point jump shot
0:22		Taryn Todd defensive rebound
0:14		Red Wolves 30 second timeout
0:01	+2	Freddy Hicks makes two point jump shot	67-65
0:00		End of period

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Freddy Hicks makes two point jump shot