Scores

Final

South Alabama 77

(3-3, 1-0 Sun Belt)

Florida Atl 66

(2-4, 0-1 Sun Belt)

7:00 PM ET, November 29, 2012

FAU Arena, Boca Raton, FL

1 2 T
USA 44 3377
FAU 33 3366

Top Performers

South Alabama: X. Roberson 23 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl

Florida Atlantic: G. Gantt 29 Pts, 8 Reb

South Alabama 77, FAU 66

Associated Press

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Xavier Roberson posted his fourth straight game with four or more 3-pointers and Augustine Rubit tallied a double-double to lead South Alabama over Florida Atlantic 77-66 Thursday night in the conference opener for both teams.

Roberson went 5 of 8 from deep en route to a season-high 23 points and Rubit had 11 points and 10 boards for the Jaguars (3-3), who won their 300th Sun Belt game and helped coach Ronnie Arrow tie Gene Bartow for most Sun Belt wins in league history.

South Alabama scored 18 points in the paint and made 17 of 34 shots en route to a 44-33 halftime lead. The Jaguars continued their hot shooting in the second half, as FAU (2-4) never got within eight points of the lead.

South Alabama forced 14 turnovers and recorded eight or more steals for fifth time this season.

Greg Gantt led FAU with 29 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
USA
FAU
Points 77 66
FG Made-Attempted 25-60 (.417) 25-60 (.417)
3P Made-Attempted 7-19 (.368) 9-19 (.474)
FT Made-Attempted 20-26 (.769) 7-11 (.636)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 18 5

Game Leaders

 
USA
FAU
PointsX. Roberson 23G. Gantt 29
ReboundsA. Rubit 10J. McCoy 10
AssistsD. Conner 4J. Trapp 5
StealsF. Goldstein 3J. Trapp 1
BlocksJ. Carter 4D. Sekelja 1
Team Stats: South Alabama | Florida Atlantic

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
South Alabama leads 2-0
» Nov 29, 2012 USA 77, @FAU 66Recap
Feb 9, 2013 @USA 72, FAU 71Recap

Next 5 Games

USA
FAU
12/01 @FIU 7:30pm
12/04 NMSU 8:05pm
12/08 @UAB 8:00pm
12/16 AMCC 5:05pm
12/22 UALR 3:05pm
 12/01 ARST 8:00pm
12/06 @STET 7:00pm
12/09 UWS 3:00pm
12/15 @DAY 7:00pm
12/18 STET 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: South Alabama | Florida Atlantic

Sun Belt - East Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Middle Tennessee19-128-5
South Alabama14-617-12
Western Kentucky10-1020-15
Florida International11-918-14
Florida Atlantic9-1114-18
Troy6-1412-21
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