Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 91
88 - 91
Eastern Kentucky beats Jacksonville State 91-88
Nick Mayo added 18 points, Jarelle Reischel scored 16, Jaylen Babb-Harrison 11 and Paul Jackson 10. Eastern Kentucky (12-9, 3-3 Ohio Valley) made 8 of 10 free throws in the final minute.
Hawkins gave the Colonials the lead for good at 81-80 on a jumper with 2:41 left and Reischel added two more with a steal and layup at 2:14.
Jacksonville State (7-15, 3-4) sent Hawkins to the line with 50 seconds left where he made both to make it 85-80.
The Gamecocks edged closer throughout the final minute, but Andre Statam missed a 3-point attempt that would have tied it with eight seconds left and Jeremy Watson's tip-in was too little, too late.
Watson had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Malcolm Drumwright scored 19 and Statam added 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Paul Jackson made Free Throw. | 88 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Paul Jackson made Free Throw. | 88 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Erik Durham. | 88 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jeremy Watson made Two Point Tip Shot. | 88 - 89 |
Statistics
 JXST |
 EKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-62 | FG | 28-56 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 19-26 | FT | 28-37 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fouls | 22 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Baptist Health Arena
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 2,700 | Capacity:
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 2,700 | Capacity:
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 | 6 | 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 |
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |