1 | 2 | T | |
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TNTC | 21 | 27 | 48 |
JVST | 34 | 31 | 65 |
Burnell leads Jacksonville State past Tennessee Tech 65-48
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Jason Burnell had 14 points and 14 rebounds and Jacksonville State beat Tennessee Tech 65-48 on Saturday night to remain undefeated in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Ty Hudson added 14 points for the Gamecocks (14-5, 6-0 OVC), who are riding a seven-game win streak and have won 14 of 16. The victory also tied coach Ray Harper's squad for the longest winning streak in the program's Division I history, and matched Mark Turgeon's 1999-00 team for best D-I conference start.
It was Burnell's second straight double-double. He had a career-high 30 points along with 10 rebounds in an 11-point overtime win over Belmont on Thursday.
Micaiah Henry scored 11 points for Tennessee Tech (6-13, 2-4), which shot just 31 percent from floor that included 10 missed 3-pointers.
Jacksonville State never trailed and had a 10-point lead with five minutes left in the first half. Tennessee Tech pulled to 51-45 with 6:20 to play before the Gamecocks closed on a 14-3 surge.
Game Information
- Referees:
- James Hicks
- Matt DiPiro
- Aaron Denton
2023-24 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Morehead State | 14-4 | - | 26-9 |
UT Martin | 14-4 | - | 21-11 |
Little Rock | 14-4 | - | 21-13 |
Western Illinois | 13-5 | 1 | 21-12 |
Tennessee State | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
SIU Edwardsville | 9-9 | 5 | 17-16 |
Eastern Illinois | 8-10 | 6 | 14-18 |
Tennessee Tech | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Southern Indiana | 5-13 | 9 | 8-24 |
Southeast Missouri State | 4-14 | 10 | 9-22 |
Lindenwood | 3-15 | 11 | 9-22 |
2023-24 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
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 |