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LATE FIRST HALF RUN PROPELS MEN'S BASKETBALL OVER FIU Tim Williams scored a team-high 18 points Chip English MIAMI, Fla.

Tim Williams scored 18 points as South Alabama avoided a letdown from an upset win at Florida and defeated Florida International 71-59 on Thursday.

South Alabama entered Thursday's Sun Belt Conference game as the league's best defensive team and that proved to be difference in a 71-59 victory over Florida International at the U.S. Century Bank Arena.

South Alabama will try to pick up its second straight Sun Belt Conference victory today when it faces Florida International at 11 a.m. The Jaguars are tied for the league lead in overall victories and can get off to a fast start in the East Division with a win over the Golden Panthers .

The suddenly slumping Florida Gators are clearly favored in tonight's non-conference matchup with the South Alabama Jaguars in Gainesville.

UAB DOMINATES SECOND HALF TO DEFEAT MEN'S BASKETBALL Bobby McDuffie MOBILE, Ala.

George Drake scored 21 points and made four 3-pointers to help Alabama-Birmingham rout South Alabama 72-54 on Saturday, the Blazers' ninth consecutive win.

South Alabama's Bryan Sherrer puts up an off-balance shot after being fouled during the Jaguars' Sun Belt Conference victory over Arkansas-Little Rock on Thursday night.

South Alabama struggled against Sun Belt teams at the Mitchell Center last year and the four home losses were a big reason the Jaguars failed to contend for the East Division title.

South Alabama, winners of four of their last five games, will face UALR, last year's Sun Belt Conference West Division champions, in the Sun Belt Conference opener for both teams .

Gary Flowers scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half to help Southern Mississippi pull away from South Alabama 66-54 on Saturday night, snapping the Jaguars' four-game winning streak.

South Alabama hopes to extend its modest winning streak and Southern Miss wants to bounce back from its first loss of the season when the college basketball teams meet at 7:05 tonight at the Mitchell Center.

Freshman John Wall scored a season-high 25 points, including 12 of Kentucky's last 15 in the game, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats beat No.

Bryan Sherrer, LaShun Watson and Tim Williams scored 13 points apiece to lead South Alabama in a 70-51 win over Mobile in the first-ever matchup between the crosstown schools on Wednesday night.

Martino Brock scored 21 points and South Alabama rallied back from Arkansas' furious first-half surge to win 74-61 Sunday.

BKCS Alabama-Arkansas,0162 2nd-half run lifts South Alabama by Arkansas 74-61 Eds: APNewsNow.

South Alabama outscored Georgia State 7-2 in the final 63 seconds Thursday to capture the USA Thanksgiving Tournament 70-66 at the Mitchell Center.

Bryan Sherrer takes the ball down the court and scores on a layup in the second quarter against Spring Hill College Nov.

The South Alabama men's basketball team tries to pick up its third victory away from home today when it visits Tulsa at 3 p.m. The Jaguars recorded two wins a week ago at the Rice Basketball Challenge and takes on another Conference USA team in the Golden Hurricanes .

Martino Brock scored 16 points and three others posted double figures as South Alabama easily beat Spring Hill 82-53 on Thursday night.