MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Augustine Rubit scored 18 points, including the go-ahead tip-in with 35 seconds left to lift South Alabama past Florida Atlantic 72-71 in a Sun Belt Conference showdown Saturday night.
Antoine Allen and Mychal Ammons scored 13 points apiece to help South Alabama (14-9, 11-4) win its third consecutive game.
There were 12 ties and 12 lead changes in the contest.
Down 70-69, Jordan McCoy made two free throws with 1:02 left to give Florida Atlantic a 71-70 lead.
On the next possession, Rubit missed a layup but got his own rebound and converted the tip-in to recapture the lead 72-71 with 35 seconds to go.
The Owls (11-15, 6-9) had a chance to win it late, but with .6 seconds remaining and down by 1, Greg Gantt turned the ball over.
Grantt, despite the miscue, finished with a game-high 23 points for Florida Atlantic.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Florida Atlantic (11-15) | 31 | 40 | 71 |
| South Alabama (14-9) « | 31 | 41 | 72 |
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| Florida Atlantic Owls | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. McCoy, F | 35 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| K. Penn, F | 22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| G. Gantt, G | 38 | 9-17 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| S. Moody, G | 38 | 3-11 | 10-10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| R. Morrow, G | 16 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Bertone | 31 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| D. Sekelja | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Mattison | 7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 24-53 | 18-23 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 71 | |
| 45.3% | 78.3% | ||||||
| South Alabama Jaguars | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Rubit, F | 30 | 7-16 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| J. Carter, F | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| D. Conner, G | 33 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| A. Allen, G | 30 | 4-14 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| M. Ammons, G | 30 | 4-9 | 5-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Stevens III | 26 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| T. Anderson | 25 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| V. Juricek | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 24-60 | 18-20 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 72 | |
| 40% | 90% | ||||||
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