HUNTINGTON (Interstat) — Zion Turner accounted for the decisive offensive production and Marshall made the final scoring play stand up, defeating South Alabama 20-13 in a Football Bowl Subdivision game on Tuesday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Turner, a 5-foot-11, 198-pound quarterback from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, completed 21 of 33 passes for 181 yards and ran nine times for 45 yards and one touchdown. His day included the kind of late control Marshall needed after South Alabama erased a deficit in the fourth quarter. Turner also had a key fourth-quarter carry that moved the Thundering Herd into position for the winning score. The performance came after he had thrown for 219 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Coastal Carolina in Marshall’s previous game.

South Alabama quarterback Jared Hollins, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound passer, completed 12 of 33 passes for 148 yards and carried six times for 11 yards. The Jaguars moved the ball through a committee of receivers and runners, with Brendan Jenkins catching four passes for 75 yards and Anthony Eager adding two receptions for 43 yards. Trae Stevenson caught two passes for 18 yards, Rod Gibbs had two catches for 11 yards and one run for 26 yards, and Keenan Phillips rushed 16 times for 70 yards while adding two kickoff returns for 30 yards. Trae’von Dunbar added five carries for 24 yards, and Jeremiah Jones-Thomas had one reception for 5 yards and a 14-yard punt return. Aleksi Pulkkinen punted five times for 189 yards.

South Alabama’s defense kept the game within reach for much of the afternoon. Damyrion Darby recorded seven tackles and two quarterback hurries, and Masey Lewis had four tackles and two quarterback hurries. Jayvon Henderson and Cole Blaylock each made four tackles, E’Mauri Smiley had five tackles, and Xavious Anderson Jr. posted five tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Seidrion Langston and Dallas Young each finished with six tackles, while William Felton IV added six tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Tre Brown had three tackles, and Andrew Hines added one tackle and one quarterback hurry. Jaylen Moson, Tre’Mon Henry and Jordan Williams each had three tackles, and Kam Robinson added two. Tre Webb III, Kohl Bradley, Camen Upshaw, Parker Shattuck, Cube Gurley, Tyler Carter, Christian Ross, Stephen Johnson and Peyton Argent each recorded one tackle.

Marshall’s defense also produced pressure in key spots. Mekhi Lockhart had five tackles and one quarterback hurry, Daytione Smith recorded nine tackles and one quarterback hurry, and Javae Gilmore made eight tackles. Caleb Clark-Glover, Tristan Lester and Jalen Marshall each finished with seven tackles, with Jalen Marshall adding one quarterback hurry. The Thundering Herd limited South Alabama’s passing game to 148 yards and forced the Jaguars to settle for field goals on several drives.

Jorge Diaz Nicholas missed a 49-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter but connected from 47 and 48 yards to help Marshall build its lead. Davis Little made a 29-yard field goal and a 42-yard field goal for South Alabama, then missed from 45 yards in the third quarter. Marshall’s Zion Turner scored on a 3-yard run in the third quarter, and Diaz Nicholas added the extra point. Diaz Nicholas missed a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. South Alabama answered when P. Martin scored on a 19-yard run and Little made the extra point to tie the game at 13.

Turner’s long fourth-quarter run moved Marshall back into scoring range, and Judah Price finished the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run with 1:49 remaining. Diaz Nicholas made the extra point to put the Thundering Herd ahead for good. Price finished with 13 carries for 30 yards and a touchdown and three receptions for 15 yards. Khalil Wilkins added eight carries for 69 yards and one kickoff return for 35 yards. Toby Payne caught seven passes for 69 yards, Adrian Norton had three receptions for 52 yards and a 16-yard punt return, and Owen Sweeney, De’Andre Tamarez and Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw combined for eight receptions and 45 yards. TJ Lester added two carries for 4 yards.

The announced attendance at Joan C. Edwards Stadium was 21,904. Marshall improved to 4-3, and South Alabama fell to 4-3. South Alabama had won its previous two games, while Marshall had lost its previous two. The Jaguars next host Louisiana Tech, and the Thundering Herd next visit Old Dominion.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Marshall 52, South Alabama 46. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Marshall with a 70 percent probability to win. South Alabama had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5. The total score of 33 went over the over/under line of 66.5.