The 2021 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center & the Hartsell Center at Pensacola State College between March 5–8. The winner received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.
Seeds All 12 conference teams qualified for the tournament. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams were seeded by their place in their division. The top two teams from each division received a bye into the quarterfinals.
Seed School Conference Tiebreaker#1 EastGeorgia State8–4#1 WestTexas State12–3#2 EastCoastal Carolina9–5#2 WestLouisiana10–7#3 EastSouth Alabama10–7#3 WestUT Arlington9–8#4 EastAppalachian State7–8#4 WestArkansas State7–8#5 EastGeorgia Southern7–9#5 WestLittle Rock7–11#6 EastTroy4–12#6 WestUL-Monroe5–13
Schedule Game Time Matchup Score Television First round – Friday, March 5 – Pensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Center, Pensacola, FL 1 5:00 pm W4 Arkansas State vs. E5 Georgia Southern 62–58ESPN+ 2 5:30 pm E3 South Alabama vs. W6 UL-Monroe 80–72 3 8:00 pm W3 UT Arlington vs. E6 Troy 86–91 4 8:30 pm E4 Appalachian State vs. W5 Little Rock 67–60 Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6 – Pensacola Bay Center & Hartsell Center, Pensacola, FL 5 5:30 pm E1 Georgia State vs. W4 Arkansas State71–68ESPN+ 6 5:00 pm W2 Louisiana vs. E3 South Alabama 79–68 7 7:30 pm E2 Coastal Carolina vs. E6 Troy 86–68 8 8:00 pm W1 Texas State vs. E4 Appalachian State 73–76OT Semifinals – Sunday, March 7 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL 9 5:30 pm E1 Georgia State vs. W2 Louisiana 84–73 ESPN+ 10 8:00 pm E2 Coastal Carolina vs. E4 Appalachian State 61–64OT Championship – Monday, March 8 – Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, FL 11 6:00 pm E1 Georgia State vs. E4 Appalachian State73–80 ESPN2 Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
* denotes overtime period
See also 2021 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
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