Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
70 - 73
Jacksonville St. edges Tennessee Tech 73-70 in OVC tourney
The win sends the Gamecocks (21-11) to a semifinal game against No. 1 seed Murray State (24-5) on Friday.
Hunter, Gregory and Norbertas Giga all snared six rebounds to help Jacksonville State win the battle of the boards 34-27. Giga added 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Drumwright scored 10 and added five rebounds and five assists.
Kajon Mack paced the Golden Eagles (19-14) with 16 points and seven assists. Curtis Phillips Jr. had 10 points with seven rebounds, while Shaq Calhoun and Mason Ramsey scored 12 and 11, respectively.
Tennessee Tech shot just 28 percent from the floor in the first half, but trailed only 30-28 at intermission thanks to 12-of-15 shooting at the free-throw line. Giga's layup with 8:38 remaining in the game pushed Jacksonville State's lead to 58-48 and Drumwright's basket put the Gamecocks up 68-57 with 1:54 left. But Ramsey had a 3-point play, Aleksa Jugovic buried a jumper and Phillips sank a 3 to get the Golden Eagles within 69-65 with 28 seconds to go. Giga answered with a dunk to keep it a two-possession game and preserve the win.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Malcolm Drumwright made Free Throw. | 70 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Malcolm Drumwright missed Free Throw. | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Curtis Phillips Jr.. | 70 - 72 |
Statistics
 TNTC |
 JXST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 30-54 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 16-21 | FT | 10-18 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 8 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Capacity:
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 |
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 |