Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 70
Wallace helps Eastern Illinois edge Jacksonville St 70-69
Wallace sank 7 of 13 shots from the floor for the Panthers (8-9, 1-4 Ohio Valley Conference) and added five rebounds and four assists. Mack Smith had 14 points and six boards, while George Dixon scored 11.
Shareef Smith hit a 3-pointer with 3:32 left in the game to put Eastern Illinois up 69-61. The Gamecocks (7-11, 2-3) went on an 8-1 run from there to make things interesting.
Jacara Cross topped Jacksonville State with 18 points off the bench on 8-of-10 shooting. Kayne Henry notched 16 points and a career-best 14 rebounds for his first career double-double. Elias Harden added 11 points but made just 3 of 10 shots.
The Panthers shot 50% from the floor and 37.5% from 3-point range (6 of 16). The Gamecocks shot just 43% overall and made only 3 of 14 from distance (21%).
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Jacksonville State Gamecocks (7-10, 2-2) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (7-9, 0-4)
Ohio Valley Conference
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kayne Henry Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jordan Skipper-Brown missed Free Throw. | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Marek Welsch. | 69 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Elias Harden made Layup. | 69 - 70 |
Statistics
 JXST |
 EIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-61 | FG | 27-54 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 3-14 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 14-18 | FT | 10-15 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,460 | 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 |