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Little Rock comeback tops Texas State in overtime, 77-74

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SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) Kemy Osse drilled a pair of 3-pointers and Mareik Isom added a third and Arkansas-Little Rock held off Texas State in overtime to post a 77-74 Sun Belt Conference victory Thursday night.

Josh Hagins' jumper with 19 seconds in regulation pulled Little Rock (16-2, 6-1 Sun Belt) even at 59-59 and forced the overtime period.

Ethan Montalvo scored 15 first-half points to spark Texas State to a 38-28 advantage.

Hagins led a second-half comeback by Little Rock, scoring 10 of his team-high 19 in the final 20 minutes of regulation.

Hagins was 5 of 10 from the floor and 8 for 8 from the line. Isom scored 14 points off the Little Rock bench and Osse and Lis Shoshi each added 13 points.

Montalvo hit 5 of 10 from beyond the arc and finished with 28 points to lead Texas State (8-7, 2-4). Kavin Gilder-Tilbury finished with 15 points.