South Alabama upsets Texas-Arlington 88-85 in overtime


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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Shaq Calhoun drilled a 3-pointer late in overtime and South Alabama upset Texas-Arlington 88-85 on Saturday.

Texas-Arlington's Erick Neal hit a jumper to tie it at 85 with 40 seconds left in overtime, but Calhoun responded with a 3 on the next possession, and the Mavericks missed three 3-point attempts in the last seven seconds.

Calhoun finished with 12 points. Georgi Boyanov scored 24 points with 11 boards and Ken Williams had 23 for the Jaguars (7-10, 2-4 Sun Belt).

Kevin Hervey scored 24 points with 11 rebounds for the Mavericks (13-3, 4-1). Neal finished with 17 points, Kaelon Wilson scored 13 points and Jalen Jones had 10.

South Alabama led 43-34 at intermission. UT-Arlington clawed back with a 16-2 run and led 78-69 with 3:22 to go.

Williams hit a 3 with 1:41 left to get South Alabama within three, and Boyanov's free throws with 21 seconds left forced overtime.

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