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    • Thu, 24 Jan, 2013
    Final - OT

    Arkansas St. Arkansas St. (19-12) 67 – 74 Troy Troy (12-21)

    Troy comes back, beats Arkansas State 74-67 in OT

    The Associated Press – Thu, 24 Jan, 2013 11:51 PM EST

    TROY, Ala. (AP) -- Emil Jones scored 16 points and knocked down a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in regulation to tie, and Troy claimed a 74-67 overtime victory over Arkansas State on Thursday night.

    Jones made four free throws and Hunter Williams hit a 3-pointer in overtime for the Trojans (8-12, 3-6 Ohio Valley Conference), who snapped a two-game losing streak.

    Antoine Myers scored 13 points, Williams had 12 points and Tevin Calhoun 10 for Troy.

    Cameron Golden led Arkansas State (11-8, 5-5) with 18 points, Brandon Peterson had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Ed Townsel added 14 points and Raeford Worsham 12.

    Trailing 33-26 at halftime, Troy led 44-40 at 10:30, but Arkansas State grabbed a 55-48 lead with 6:10 to go. Troy didn't catch up until Jones' jumper made it 61-all.

    Troy led 63-61 on Josh Warren's layup 1:09 into overtime and held on to win.

    Team Comparison

    TeamRecordConfDivision/PlacePFPAFG%3 Pt%FT%Streak
    Troy12-216-146th Sun Belt-East62.066.839.731.267.9Lost 1
    Arkansas St.19-1212-81st Sun Belt-West68.662.740.631.168.2Lost 1

    Team Stat Leaders

    Points

    Ed Townsel, ARSt
    13.1
    Emil Jones, Troy
    11.4

    Rebounds

    B. Peterson, ARSt
    9.7
    Ray Chambers, Troy
    5.8

    Assists

    H. Williams, Troy
    3.3
    R. Dickerson, ARSt
    2.2