Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ Morehead State Eagles
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
JXST | 29 | 41 | 70 |
MORE | 25 | 36 | 61 |
Jacksonville State beats Morehead State 70-61
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Greg Tucker scored 17 points and Jacksonville State beat Morehead State 70-61 in a regular season closer for both teams on Saturday.
The win improves the Gamecocks (17-14, 9-7) standing in the Ohio Valley Conference to third place behind No. 1 Belmont and second place Morehead State.
Norbertas Giga and Erik Durham added 15 points apiece and Malcolm Drumwright had 14.
Durham made a 3-pointer to put Jacksonville State on top 25-21 with 4:55 to go before the break and the Gamecocks never trailed after that, taking it to 59-52 on a Tucker free throw with 5:26 left in the second half.
Morehead State got as close as 63-61 with 1:18 to go then missed on four attempts. Drumwright sank a 3-pointer and two free throws and Tucker hit another pair from the line to finish out the scoring.
Miguel Dicent scored 19 points for the Eagles (14-15, 10-6).
Game Information
Morehead, KY
Referee:Jimmy Dale Dyehouse
Referee:Kevin Driver
Referee:Aaron Denton
2025-26 Standings
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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