Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 77
Brown carries E. Kentucky past Jacksonville St. 81-77
Tre King had 18 points and nine rebounds for Eastern Kentucky (8-12, 5-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Russhard Cruickshank added 15 points.
JSU trailed by 11 with eight minutes to play but scored 17 of the next 25 points to trim its deficit to 75-73 when Jacara Cross made a layup with 1:31 remaining but Brown made 6-of-6 free throws from there and the Colonels held on.
Cross tied a career high with 20 points and had three blocks for the Gamecocks (8-12, 3-4). De'Torrion Ware added 13 points. Elias Harden had 13 points and six rebounds.
The Colonels leveled the season series against the Gamecocks, who defeated EKU 80-71 on Jan. 4. Eastern Kentucky plays Tennessee Tech on the road on Saturday. Jacksonville State plays Morehead State at home on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Kayne Henry Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | JacQuess Hobbs missed Free Throw. | 81 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Derrick Cook. | 81 - 77 |
Statistics
 EKU |
 JXST |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-62 | FG | 30-55 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 11-21 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 8-13 | FT | 10-14 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 1,046 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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 |