1 | 2 | T | |
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JVST | 31 | 37 | 68 |
EKU | 26 | 34 | 60 |
Jacksonville St downs E Kentucky 68-60
RICHMOND, Ky. -- Malcolm Drumwright scored 20 points with four assists, Jason Burnell added 15 points with eight rebounds and Jacksonville State beat Eastern Kentucky 68-60 on Saturday night for their fourth win in five games.
Norbertas Giga scored 12 points for the Gamecocks (15-6, 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference), who were outrebounded 44-31, but shot 41 percent from the floor while holding the Colonels to 35 percent. Jamall Gregory had five assists and three steals.
Giga's 3 capped an 8-0 run for a 41-30 Gamecocks lead and Jacksonville State pulled ahead 58-47 after the Colonels went without a field goal for nearly 5 1/2 minutes. The Colonels closed to 63-56 on DeAndre Dishman's free throws with 1:46 left, but got no closer.
The Colonels led 22-16 on Nick Mayo's jumper, but Drumwright and Ashton Spears hits 3s amid a 13-4 run and the Gamecocks led 31-26 at halftime.
DeAndre Dishman had a career-high 21 points for the Colonels, while Dedric Boyd scored 20. Nick Mayo scored 14 with 11 rebounds for his 500th career rebound for Eastern Kentucky (8-13, 2-6). Mayo is only the eighth Colonel to score 1,300 points and grab 500 boards in a career.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Brett Miles
- Matt DiPiro
- Brian Crocker
2023-24 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Sam Houston | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Louisiana Tech | 12-4 | 1 | 22-10 |
Western Kentucky | 8-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Liberty | 7-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
UTEP | 7-9 | 6 | 18-16 |
Middle Tennessee | 7-9 | 6 | 14-19 |
New Mexico State | 7-9 | 6 | 13-19 |
Jacksonville State | 6-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Florida International | 5-11 | 8 | 11-22 |
2023-24 ASUN Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Kentucky | 12-4 | - | 17-14 |
Stetson | 11-5 | 1 | 22-13 |
Lipscomb | 11-5 | 1 | 20-12 |
Austin Peay | 10-6 | 2 | 19-16 |
North Florida | 9-7 | 3 | 16-16 |
North Alabama | 8-8 | 4 | 15-17 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 8-8 | 4 | 14-18 |
Queens University | 7-9 | 5 | 14-19 |
Kennesaw State | 6-10 | 7 | 15-16 |
Jacksonville | 5-11 | 7 | 16-17 |
Central Arkansas | 5-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
Bellarmine | 4-12 | 8 | 8-23 |