Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 75
Jacksonville St. downs Tennessee Tech, readies for tourney
The Gamecocks enter the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 7-seed and will play sixth-seeded Eastern Illinois on March 4 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The winner will advance to play No. 3-seed Austin Peay on March 5.
Jacksonville State has won three of its last four, however, those wins were against squads that didn't qualify for the post-season.
Tennessee Tech finished ninth in the 12-team conference where the top eight seeds qualify for the OVC tourney.
Garrett Golday's basket with 36 second left brought Tennessee Tech into a tie at 71 with 36 seconds to go. After the Golden Eagles called time out, Marek Welsch missed a layup and Henry got fouled on the offensive rebound to set up his foul shots. JR Clay missed a 3-pointer with two seconds left. Welsch ended it with two foul shots.
Ty Hudson scored 16 for the Gamecocks (13-18, 8-10 Ohio Valley Conference) and Jacara Cross 15. Henry, Hudson and Cross combined to make 18 of Jacksonville State's 25-made baskets.
Golday scored 14 for Tennessee Tech (9-22, 6-12) off the bench and Clay scored 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Marek Welsch made Free Throw. | 71 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Marek Welsch made Free Throw. | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Dane Quest. | 71 - 73 |
Statistics
 TNTC |
 JXST |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 25-50 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-24 | 3PT | 3-10 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 11-17 | FT | 22-29 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 885 | 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 |