MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -- Augustine Rubit had 21 points and 12
rebounds as South Alabama rallied from an eight-point,
second-half deficit, then held off Troy 65-62 Thursday night.



The Jaguars (13-9, 10-4 Sun Belt Conference), who have won five
of their last six games, started 4 of 13 from the free-throw
line, then closed the game with 20 straight.



South Alabama trailed 43-35 with 12:40 left before launching a
20-5 run to lead by seven with 5:15 remaining.



The Trojans (10-14, 5-8) got to 61-60 with 19 seconds left on
Hunter Williams' 3-pointer, but Dre Conner answered with two
foul shots and Javier Carter blocked a Troy 3-pointer.



After Emil Jones, who led the Trojans with 23 points, hit two
free throws, Rubit, who was 11 of 15 from the line, made his
final two foul shots with 2 seconds remaining to seal it



The Jaguars are now 1-9 when trailing at halftime.