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M. Basketball. WKU Falls to Marshall in OT, 96-93

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) James Kelly scored seven straight points to give Marshall the lead in overtime and Stevie Browning added two free throws to put away a 96-93 victory over Western Kentucky Saturday night.

The win keeps Marshall tied with Middle Tennessee in second place in the Conference USA standings, two games behind Alabama-Birmingham.

Kelly gave the Thundering Herd an 80-76 lead with just over two minutes left in regulation. Anton Waters and Aaron Cosby each scored to tie the game at 80-80 with 59 seconds, forcing overtime.

Kelly hit a 3-pointer, a jumper and dunked in under a minute to put Marshall ahead, 94-92 with 18 seconds remaining.