Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Jacksonville St downs E Kentucky 68-60
RICHMOND, Ky. -- Malcolm Drumwright scored 20 points with four assists, Jason Burnell added 15 points with eight rebounds and Jacksonville State beat Eastern Kentucky 68-60 on Saturday night for their fourth win in five games.
Norbertas Giga scored 12 points for the Gamecocks (15-6, 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference), who were outrebounded 44-31, but shot 41 percent from the floor while holding the Colonels to 35 percent. Jamall Gregory had five assists and three steals.
Giga's 3 capped an 8-0 run for a 41-30 Gamecocks lead and Jacksonville State pulled ahead 58-47 after the Colonels went without a field goal for nearly 5 1/2 minutes. The Colonels closed to 63-56 on DeAndre Dishman's free throws with 1:46 left, but got no closer.
The Colonels led 22-16 on Nick Mayo's jumper, but Drumwright and Ashton Spears hits 3s amid a 13-4 run and the Gamecocks led 31-26 at halftime.
DeAndre Dishman had a career-high 21 points for the Colonels, while Dedric Boyd scored 20. Nick Mayo scored 14 with 11 rebounds for his 500th career rebound for Eastern Kentucky (8-13, 2-6). Mayo is only the eighth Colonel to score 1,300 points and grab 500 boards in a career.
Game Information
Richmond, KY
Referee:Brett Miles
Referee:Matt DiPiro
Referee:Brian Crocker
2025-26 Standings
| Conference USAConference 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 |
| ASUN ConferenceASUN Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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