Ormiston's 26 lead South Alabama past Marshall 91-82 in OT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Elijah Ormiston scored 26 points as South Alabama beat Marshall 91-82 in overtime on Thursday night.

South Alabama outscored Marshall 14-5 in the extra period. Obinna Anochili-Killen hit a jumper for Marshall with 12 seconds left in regulation to force overtime tied 77-all.

Ormiston also had five rebounds for the Jaguars (17-9, 9-4 Sun Belt Conference). Barry Dunning Jr. scored 18 points and added seven rebounds. Myles Corey shot 5 of 12 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 6 from the line to finish with 17 points.

Anochili-Killen led the Thundering Herd (15-11, 8-5) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and three blocks. Mikal Dawson added 18 points and seven rebounds for Marshall. Dezayne Mingo had 14 points and five assists.

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Both teams play on Saturday. South Alabama hosts Texas State and Marshall travels to play Louisiana-Lafayette.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.