Late run lifts South Alabama over IUPUI 78-68

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Ken Williams scored 19 with six assists, Georgi Boyanov added 17 points and nine rebounds and South Alabama closed the game on a 14-0 run to beat IUPUI 78-68 Tuesday.

Don Muepokelly had 11 points, Barrington Stevens added 10 and Nick Stover had eight with 10 rebounds for South Alabama (2-3).

Matt O'Leary made a layup to put IUPUI (2-4) up 68-64 with 5:18 to play, but Boyanov scored six in a row as South Alabama scored the final 14 points of the game.

IUPUI missed all of its last six field goal attempts and was scoreless over the final five-plus minutes.

South Alabama shot 51 percent from the field while limiting IUPUI to 35 percent shooting - including 25 percent (7 of 28) in the second half.

Darell Combs scored 18 and T.J. Anderson added 14 points for IUPUI.

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Sanders scores 15, Idaho holds off Troy 69-63

DENTON, Texas (AP) Victor Sanders made four 3-pointers and scored 15 points, Perrion Callandret added 13 points and Idaho beat Troy 69-63 on Tuesday night in the Mean Green Showcase.

Sanders missed his first eight shots from the field, then hit four straight 3-pointers to give Idaho a 55-39 lead with 8:42 to play. The Vandals would extends their lead to 20 points, but Troy's 17-2 run cut its deficit to five with 15.6 seconds to go.

Arkadiy Mkrtychyan made 1 of 2 free throws in the final seconds to seal it.

Mkrtychyan finished with 10 points for Idaho (4-1). Sanders was 4 of 14 from the field.

Wesley Person led Troy (2-3) with 27 points. John Walton III had 16 points and eight rebounds, and B.J. Miller added 10 points.