{"id":660318,"date":"2026-03-02T12:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/?p=660318"},"modified":"2026-03-09T00:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:08:27","slug":"2026-sun-belt-conference-tournament-mens-womens-basketball-schedules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wvmetronews.com\/2026\/03\/02\/2026-sun-belt-conference-tournament-mens-womens-basketball-schedules\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Men&#8217;s &#038; Women&#8217;s Basketball Schedules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>2026 Visit Pensacola Sun Belt Conference Men\u2019s Basketball Championship Presented By Air Force Reserve<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(Note: <\/b>All times lasted are in EST<b>)<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, March 3<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 1 \u2013 Louisiana 84, Georgia State 75<\/p>\n<p>Game 2 \u2013 Old Dominion 87, UL Monroe 80<\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday, March 4<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 3 \u2013 James Madison 87, Louisiana 72<\/p>\n<p>Game 4 \u2013 Georgia Southern 88, Old Dominion 84<\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday, March 5<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 5 \u2013 Southern Miss 86, James Madison 80<\/p>\n<p>Game 6 \u2013 Georgia Southern 80, Arkansas State 77<\/p>\n<p><b>Friday, March 6<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 7 \u2013 Southern Miss 81, Texas State 77<\/p>\n<p>Game 8 \u2013 Georgia Southern 94, South Alabama 85<\/p>\n<p><b>Saturday, March 7 (Quarterfinals)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 9 \u2013 Southern Miss 86, Appalachian State 73<\/p>\n<p>Game 10 \u2013 Georgia Southern 96, Coastal Carolina 72<\/p>\n<p><b>Sunday, March 8 (Semifinals)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 11 \u2013Troy 78, Southern Miss 70<\/p>\n<p><strong>Game 12 \u2013 Georgia Southern 82, Marshall 78<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Monday, March 9 (Championship)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 13 \u2013 (1) Troy vs. (10) Georgia Southern \u2013 7 p.m. [ESPN2]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>2026 Visit Pensacola Sun Belt Women\u2019s Basketball Championship Presented by Air Force Reserve<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(Note: <\/b>All times lasted are in EST<b>)<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, March 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 1 \u2013 South Alabama 68, Appalachian State 57<\/p>\n<p>Game 2 \u2013 Louisiana 71, Georgia State 66<\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday, March 4<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 3 \u2013 South Alabama 80, Coastal Carolina 70<\/p>\n<p>Game 4 \u2013 UL Monroe 79, Louisiana 63<\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday, March 5<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 5 \u2013 South Alabama 69, Texas State 59<\/p>\n<p>Game 6 \u2013 UL Monroe 89, Southern Miss 72<\/p>\n<p><b>Friday, March 6<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Game 7 \u2013 South Alabama 73, Marshall 58<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 8 \u2013 UL Monroe 68, Old Dominion 67<\/p>\n<p><b>Saturday, March 7 (Quarterfinals)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 9 \u2013 James Madison 79, South Alabama 54<\/p>\n<p>Game 10 \u2013 Arkansas State 76, UL Monroe 68<\/p>\n<p><b>Sunday, March 8 (Semifinals)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 11 \u2013 James Madison 81, Georgia Southern 53<\/p>\n<p>Game 12 \u2013 Troy 83, Arkansas State 73<\/p>\n<p><b>Monday, March 9 (Championship)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Game 13 \u2013 (4) James Madison vs. (2) Troy \u2013 2 p.m. [ESPNU]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marshall men will begin play Sunday in a semifinal, while the Herd women open Friday seeking a spot in a quarterfinal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":660321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,10],"tags":[562],"class_list":["post-660318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marshall-sports","category-sports","tag-marshall-sports-triple-3"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2026 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Men&#039;s &amp; 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