Scores

Final

W Kentucky 57

(11-10, 5-5 Sun Belt)

South Alabama 65

(10-8, 7-3 Sun Belt)

Coverage: ESPN3

8:05 PM ET, January 24, 2013

Mitchell Center, Mobile, AL

1 2 T
WKU 23 3457
USA 28 3765

Top Performers

Western Kentucky: B. Harris 14 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast

South Alabama: A. Rubit 19 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 4 Blk

South Alabama 65, W. Kentucky 57

Associated Press

MOBILE, Ala. -- Augustine Rubit recorded his 10th double-double of the season, 19 points and 11 rebounds to lift South Alabama over Western Kentucky 65-57 Thursday night in Sun Belt Conference play.

Antoine Allen scored 19 points and Mychal Ammons added 10, and both finished with seven boards to help South Alabama (10-8, 7-3) outrebound Western Kentucky 40-32.

After George Fant's layup gave Western Kentucky a 35-33 lead with 14:48 left to play, South Alabama answered with an 18-4 run to take its biggest lead of the game, 51-39 with 8:36 remaining.

Rubit and Allen scored 11 points each in the second half, and the Jaguars converted 14 free throws in the period.

Western Kentucky (11-10, 5-5) made it 60-54 behind Brandon Harris' 3-pointer with 55 seconds left, but the Hilltoppers failed to make another field goal the rest of the way.

Harris led the Hilltoppers with 14 points and seven rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
WKU
USA
Points 57 65
FG Made-Attempted 21-57 (.368) 19-47 (.404)
3P Made-Attempted 6-21 (.286) 5-15 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 9-12 (.750) 22-32 (.688)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 8

Game Leaders

 
WKU
USA
PointsB. Harris 14A. Allen 19
ReboundsB. Harris 7A. Rubit 11
AssistsB. Harris 3A. Rubit 2
StealsS. Drane 2A. Rubit 2
BlocksT. Price 2A. Rubit 4
Team Stats: W. Kentucky | South Alabama

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 24, 2013 @USA 65, WKU 57Recap
Feb 28, 2013 @WKU 79, USA 73Recap
Mar 9, 2013 WKU 62, @USA 59Recap

Next 5 Games

WKU
USA
01/26 @MTU 4:00pm
01/31 TROY 8:00pm
02/07 @UNT 8:00pm
02/09 ARST 8:00pm
02/14 @FAU 7:00pm
 01/27 FIU 5:05pm
01/31 @ARST 8:05pm
02/02 @UALR 8:00pm
02/07 TROY 8:05pm
02/09 FAU 8:30pm
Complete Schedule: W. Kentucky | South Alabama

Sun Belt - East Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Middle Tennessee19-128-5
South Alabama14-617-12
Western Kentucky10-1020-15
Florida International11-918-14
Florida Atlantic9-1114-18
Troy6-1412-21
View expanded standings »