Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
89 - 84
Jacksonville St. defeats E. Illinois 89-84 in 2OT
Jacksonville State went on an 11-2 run over the final four minutes of regulation to force overtime at 66-66. The Gamecocks' Ty Hudson made a layup with 3 seconds left in overtime to force the second OT at 75-all. JSU won it by making 10 of 11 free throws over the final 1:36 of the second overtime.
Detrick Mostella had 12 points for Jacksonville State (22-8, 14-3 Ohio Valley Conference), which won its sixth straight game.
Mack Smith scored a season-high 24 points for the Panthers (14-16, 7-10), who have now lost four consecutive games. Josiah Wallace added 23 points and six rebounds. Shareef Smith had six rebounds.
The Gamecocks improved to 2-0 against the Panthers this season. Jacksonville State defeated Eastern Illinois 69-62 on Jan. 10.
Jacksonville State, which remains one game behind conference leaders Belmont and Murray State, finishes out the regular season against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on the road on Saturday. Eastern Illinois finishes out the regular season against Tennessee Tech at home on Saturday.
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| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 84 |
| 4th 0:00 | Mack Smith Steal. | 89 - 84 |
| 4th 0:03 | Jason Burnell Turnover. | 89 - 84 |
| 4th 0:05 | Ben Harvey made Layup. Assisted by Shareef Smith. | 89 - 84 |
| 4th 0:10 | Shareef Smith Defensive Rebound. | 89 - 82 |
Statistics
 JXST |
 EIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-64 | FG | 29-64 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-27 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 21-26 | FT | 15-21 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 25 | Fouls | 20 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,414 | 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 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| 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 |