HOUSTON (AP) -Carlos Smith's 3-pointer with 2:56 left helped South Alabama win its 13th straight game, a 66-61 win over Houston on Wednesday night.

Smith finished with a team-high 15 points for the Jaguars (20-7), who have not lost a game since falling at Western Kentucky, 51-73, on Dec. 22.

Smith made 5-of-8 shots from the floor and played a team-high 35 minutes to help offset an off night by Demetric Bennett, who scored just eight points on 2-for-11 shooting.

Houston (13-11) took a 57-55 lead with 3:55 left in the game when Robert McKiver hit one of his five 3-pointers.

But the Jaguars answered quickly as Ernest Little made an easy basket followed by Smith's 3-pointer that gave the Jaguars the lead for good.

Little finished with 11 points and nine rebounds, and Brandon Davis added 12 points.

Jahmar Thorpe scored 19 points and added a game-high 13 rebounds for the Cougars, who saw their five-game home winning streak end.