Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
57 - 56
Jacksonville St. wins 57-56 as EIU misses FT in final second
Ray Crossland hit two free throws for Eastern Illinois with 9.5 seconds left to cut it to 56-55 and Malcolm Drumwright went 1 of 2 at the stripe to give Jacksonville State a two-point lead with 7.9 seconds left.
Muusa Dama grabbed the rebound, Cornell Johnston went the length of the court and had a layup blocked just before the buzzer but a foul was called. He made the first of two free throws with 0.7 seconds left and his second attempt hit the front of the rim.
Erik Durham added 14 points for Jacksonville State (9-7, 2-0 Ohio Valley) and Greg Tucker had 12. The Gamecocks were just 2 of 18 from 3-point range and 9 of 17 at the stripe.
Johnston led Eastern Illinois (8-6, 0-1) with 13 points. Demetrius McReynolds and Dama added 10 points apiece. Dama also grabbed 15 rebounds to give him 33 in his last two games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:01 | Christian Cunningham Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Cornell Johnston missed Free Throw. | 57 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Cornell Johnston made Free Throw. | 57 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Tyrik Edwards. | 57 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Muusa Dama Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 55 |
Statistics
 JXST |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 22-62 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 2-18 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 9-17 | FT | 6-10 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, IL
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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 |
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| 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 |