MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Augustine Rubit scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures as South Alabama beat Arkansas-Little Rock 77-62 in a Sun Belt conference showdown.
Barrington Stevens finished with 17 points, Mychal Ammons added 15 and Xavier Roberson chipped in with 13 to help South Alabama (6-5, 3-0) become the only 3-0 team in the Sun Belt Conference.
South Alabama led 56-52 with 8:11 remaining before using a 10-4 run to jump ahead 66-56 at the 5 minute mark. Barrington capped the run with a trey.
The Trojans (8-6, 2-1) got as close as eight points late in the second half, but Appalachian State made 14 free throws in the period to run away with the victory.
