South Alabama Jaguars at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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69 - 62
69 - 62
South Alabama upsets Western Kentucky 69-62
Augustine Rubit added 12 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots for South Alabama (8-17, 2-10 Sun Belt Conference) which held Western Kentucky (17-9, 9-4) to just 14 first-half points on 4-of-28 shooting.
Both teams went scoreless for a 5:40 stretch and WKU missed 16 straight shots.
The Jaguars extended to 51-32 in the second half and held off a late rally from the Hilltoppers who closed the deficit to six points in the final minute.
Aakim Saintil had 12 points and Antoine Allen had 10 for South Alabama.
George Fant had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead WKU which remains alone in second place in the Sun Belt. T.J. Price had 15 points and Brandon Harris 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Aakim Saintil Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:08 | T.J. Price missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Augustine Rubit made Free Throw. | 69 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:13 | South Alabama Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 62 |
Statistics
 USA |
 WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-60 | FG | 22-67 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 9-20 | 3PT | 8-28 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 12-18 | FT | 10-23 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 43 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 8 |
| 1 | Steals | 1 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 4,824 | Capacity:
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 4,824 | Capacity:
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |