BOONE, N.C. -- App State men's basketball fell 65-63 to South Alabama in a Sun Belt clash on Friday evening.
A pair of free throws from South Alabama's (15-8, 9-5 SBC) Michael Flowers with 5:27 to go gave them a 63-52 edge. App State (12-8, 6-5 SBC) answered with the next four points on free throws from Justin Forrest and Michael Almonacy to pull within seven points 4:07 to play.
The Jaguars came right back with a basket on their next possession, but the Mountaineers used two more free throws from Forrest to trim the South Alabama lead to 65-58 with 3:11 to go.