Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 57
66 - 57
Jacksonville State beats Tennessee Tech 51-44
The Gamecocks (20-11, 11-7 Ohio Valley Conference) came into the game tied with Tennessee Tech for fourth place in the OVC standings after upsetting Belmont 78-67 on Thursday. The win gives them the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament.
Marlon Hunter added 14 points with five rebounds for JSU. Jason Burnell had 12 points and Norbertas Giga 11.
JSU took an early lead in the first half and held it, building to a 26-19 advantage at the break.
Malcolm Drumwright sank a 3-pointer early in the second and Burnell and Jamall Gregory had back-to-back dunks midway to help push the lead to 45-35 with 9:23 to play. Tennessee Tech cut it to 51-48 with 4:34 to go but could not get closer.
Kajon Mack scored 16 points for the Golden Eagles (18-13, 10-8).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Kajon Mack Turnover. | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Foul on Kajon Mack. | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Malcolm Drumwright made Free Throw. | 66 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Malcolm Drumwright made Free Throw. | 65 - 57 |
Statistics
 JXST |
 TNTC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-60 | FG | 19-61 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 2-16 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 18-24 | FT | 12-16 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 23 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Hooper Eblen Center
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 2,757 | Capacity:
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 2,757 | 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 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |