Michael Almonacy added 23 points for the Mountaineers.
Appalachian State plays Coastal Carolina in Sunday s semifinals.
Forrest made 14 of 17 foul shots. He added six rebounds. Almonacy also had six rebounds.
Adrian Delph had 16 points and eight rebounds for Appalachian State (15-11). Donovan Gregory added nine rebounds.
Texas State s Caleb Asberry grabbed a rebound and raced down court before hitting a contested pull-up 3-pointer as time expired in regulation to force OT.
Mason Harrell had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats (18-7). Caleb Asberry added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Isiah Small had 15 points.
Coastal Carolina beats Troy 86-68 in Sun Belt tourney Coastal Carolina advances to the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament with a win over Troy on Saturday (Source: Sun Belt Conference) By Associated Press | March 7, 2021 at 12:52 AM EST - Updated March 7 at 12:52 AM
PENSACOLA, Fla. DeVante’ Jones had 20 points as Coastal Carolina topped Troy 86-68 in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tourney on Saturday night.
Garrick Green had 15 points for Coastal Carolina (16-6). Deanthony Tipler added 13 points. Tyrik Dixon had 13 points and eight rebounds.
The Chanticleers play Appalachian State in the semifinals Sunday.
Zay Williams had 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Trojans (11-17). Duke Miles added 14 points. Jakevan Leftridge had 11 points and seven rebounds.
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