MOBILE, Ala. (Interstat) — South Alabama erased a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat Coastal Carolina 53-48 in a Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at Mitchell Center.

The Chanticleers led 24-15 at halftime but were outscored 38-24 after intermission. Adam Olsen scored 16 points for the Jaguars, and Chaze Harris added 15. Coastal Carolina’s RaSheed Jones finished with nine points and five assists.

South Alabama improved to 15-6 overall. Coastal Carolina fell to 13-10. An announced crowd of 2,016 watched the Jaguars overcome a 28.8% shooting performance from the Chanticleers, who missed 33 of 43 attempts from 3-point range.