AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State's Travis Keels scored on a tip-in with 1.6 seconds left Wednesday night to lift the Jaguars to a thrilling 63-61 victory over Armstrong Atlantic State in Christenberry Fieldhouse.

The fifth-ranked Jags, who trailed by as much as 12 in the second half, were down 61-57 with just 56 seconds remaining. Senior guard George Johnson drilled a 3-pointer off a feed from Keels with 47 seconds to go, cutting the deficit to 61-60.

After Franck Ndongo rebounded Chris Edwards' missed jumper and the Pirates were whistled for a foul with 18 seconds left, Ben Purser connected on the first of two free throws. Ndongo came up with the offensive rebound on Purser's missed attempt, and following a pair of timeouts, Keels took Johnson's pass from the sideline and tipped in his own miss for the game-winning basket.

Keels, a sophomore forward from Richmond, Va., netted 13 points, five rebounds and a pair of blocks. Johnson hit 7-of-8 shots and booked a game-high 24 points for the Jags.

Edwards led the Pirates with 19 points and three steals, while Chris Vanlandingham turned in 14 points.

With the win, ASU improved to 13-1 on the season and 5-1 in the Peach Belt Conference. The Pirates dropped to 8-4 overall and 2-2 in the league. The victory was the Jags' 36 straight at home and their 26th in a row in league play.

ASU shot just 38.1 percent for the game and was outrebounded 30-25. The Jags connected on 6-of-8 3-point attempts and were 25-of-28 from the free-throw line (89.3 percent).

The Pirates were 20-42 from the field (47.6 percent), but struggled at the charity stripe, converting just 15-of-25 (60.0 percent).

The contest kicked off a stretch in which ASU plays six of the next seven and eight of the next 10 games in the CFH.

The Jags host King College on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 4:00 p.m.