Jackson Sivills scored 20 points for Wofford, which erased a six-point second-half deficit to beat Furman 92-85 on Friday in the Southern Conference championship game at Asheville, N.C.
All five starters scored in double figures for the Terriers (19-15), who are heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019.
Sivills sank a 3-pointer with 1:26 remaining, giving Wofford an 84-83 lead. The Terriers scored the game’s next six points at the foul line to pull away.
PJay Smith Jr. paced the Paladins (25-9) with 27 points and seven assists. Nick Anderson added 15 points.
Troy 94, Arkansas State 81
A 16-2 second-half run sent the Trojans to a victory over the Red Wolves in the Sun Belt Conference final at Pensacola, Fla.
Troy (23-10) was down 66-58 midway through the second half before the surge that included eight points from Tayton Conerway, who finished with a game-high 21. Teammate Myles Rigsby added 20 points, and Thomas Dowd amassed 14 points and nine rebounds.
The Trojans are NCAA Tournament-bound for the first time in eight years.
Dyondre Dominguez led Arkansas State (24-10) with 19 points, and Derrion Ford had 17.
–Field Level Media
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