Morehead State Eagles at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 67
69 - 67
Morehead State holds off Jacksonville State 69-67
Undra Mitchem's layup for Jacksonville State (10-17, 4-8 Ohio Valley) with 12 seconds remaining cut its deficit to 69-67. But Grant White missed a layup, then Mitchem missed a pair of free throws with 1 second left as Morehead State barely hung on.
Morehead State (17-9, 8-3) jumped out to a 13-4 lead through almost 9 minutes of the first half as JSU started out 2-for-11 shooting. But the Gamecocks raced back to tie at 20 and led by two, 27-25, at the break.
The game was tied at 51 with 8:16 left when Luka Pajkovic drilled a trey that sent Morehead State on a 9-3 spurt to go up 60-54.
Angelo Warner added 16 points for Morehead State, which shot 44 percent as a team.
Jacksonville State was led by Mitchem's 13 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Brent Arrington Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Undra Mitchem missed Free Throw. | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jacksonville St Deadball Team Rebound. | 69 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Undra Mitchem missed Free Throw. | 69 - 67 |
Statistics
 MORE |
 JXST |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-46 | FG | 23-54 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 5-12 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 26-33 | FT | 16-21 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Pete Mathews Coliseum
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 1,817 | Capacity:
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 1,817 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |