Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Jacksonville Dolphins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 76
80 - 76
Gist, McGlone lead Eastern Kentucky past Jacksonville, 80-76
Cody Helgeland got to the basket for a layup with 41 seconds left to get the Dophins within two, 78-76, but Gist made it a two-score game with a pair of free throws with six seconds left.
Jacksonville held a 37-32 lead at intermission, but the Colonels rallied in the second half. Marlon Adams brought Eastern Kentucky even at 48-48 with a 3-point play with 13:40 left in the game.
McGlone was fouled behind the arc and knocked down all three free throws to give Eastern Kentucky a 70-66 lead.
Gist finished with 24 points and McGlone 20 as Eastern Kentucky (5-4) shot 55.1 percent (27 of 49) from the field, including 5 of 13 from deep.
Darien Fernandez led Jacksonville (6-3) with 19 points.
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Statistics
 EKU |
 JAX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-49 | FG | 26-52 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 5-13 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 21-27 | FT | 15-24 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Swisher Gymnasium
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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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 |
2025-26 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |