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PENSACOLA, Fla. — Crislyn Rose scored 23 points, Mimi McCollister added 16 and No. 2 seed Arkansas State beat top-seeded James Madison 86-79 in overtime for the program's first Sun Belt Tournament championship. Arkansas State clinched the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance after handing James Madison (28-5) its first loss since Dec. 19. JMU entered on a 20-game winning streak, including an 18-0 conference record. Rose made a long jumper with her foot on the arc and she added a 3-pointer from the corner on the next possession for a 77-71 lead in overtime. Ashanti Barnes finally made JMU's first overtime field goal at the 2:02 mark. But the Dukes gave up two offensive rebounds at the other end and McCollister and Wynter Rogers sealed it at the line.
