NCAAB Game Recap - Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky
Thu Feb 23, 2017 7:00 PM EST

Gonz
96
USD
38
F
USC
77
Ariz
90
F
UCLA
87
AzSt
75
F
Mem
74
Cin
87
F
Wisc
73
OhSt
83
F
StMar
78
Pepp
49
F
ChaSo
72
Winth
86
F
Hof
96
W&M
82
F
Tows
78
UNCW
83
F
JMU
70
Drex
64
F
NE
105
Elon
104
F(2OT)
Stetsn
70
FlGlf
80
F
USC-Up
87
NJIT
88
F
JU
69
NFla
73
F
IPFW
82
IUPUI
83
F
JSU
65
E KY
68
F
Lipsco
85
KennSt
74
F
Bry
66
Merrim
69
F
SacHr
64
StFPA
73
F
FaDi
76
RobM
77
F
LIU
62
MtStM
58
F
StFNY
53
CenCT
62
F
Longw
45
Lib
61
F
Campbl
49
HiPt
59
F
Presb
57
Radf
59
F
UTEP
60
FAU
55
F
W Ky
77
UNCC
83
F
UTSA
69
FIU
67
F
UMass
67
GrgWas
83
F
UGA
60
Bama
55
F
Nebras
72
MSU
88
F
Del
65
Charl
78
F
Murr
69
SEMO
82
F
Quin
74
Maris
87
F
Nich
77
InWor
68
F
HCU
81
McNee
79
F
SDak
92
W IL
81
F
Seatt
86
UTRGV
77
F
APSU
72
TN-M
76
F
USM
71
Rice
72
F(OT)
LaTec
85
N TX
67
F
Marsh
65
ODU
86
F
SoFL
68
Tuls
82
F
SFA
65
NOrl
82
F
UtVal
84
NMSt
72
F
TNTec
68
MorSt
73
F
ChiSt
59
GrCan
82
F
Web
72
E WA
82
F
UNCA
76
GWebb
81
F
UMKC
62
CSBak
71
F
UCRiv
61
UCSB
68
F
CAPoly
78
LongB
71
F
IdaSt
61
Ida
69
F
Pacif
68
SCla
69
F
BYU
97
Portl
78
F
USF
51
LoyMa
53
F
CSNor
85
UCDav
96
F
S UT
86
PorSt
93
F
NoAZ
73
Sac
69
F
Utah
86
Colora
81
F

Feb 23, 2017, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Jacksonville State

29

36

65

Eastern Kentucky

24

44

68

Charles blocks shot late, helps EKU beat Jacksonville State
Thu Feb 23, 2017 9:25 PM

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) Nick Mayo scored 22 points and Zach Charles blocked a key shot late to help Eastern Kentucky beat Jacksonville State 68-65 on Thursday night.

Mayo's jumper with 1:20 to play gave Eastern Kentucky a 63-61 lead, and the Colonels shot 4 of 4 from the line to stretch it to 67-64 with 26 seconds left. Greg Tucker missed a 3-pointer for Jacksonville State, but the Gamecocks forced a turnover on the Colonels' next possession.

Ashton Spears made a free throw to pull Jacksonville State to 67-65. EKU's Asante Gist missed a pair of free throws, and Charles blocked a Tyrik Edwards layup with four seconds remaining to seal it.

Gist added 16 points for Eastern Kentucky (11-19, 4-11 Ohio Valley). Charles blocked a career-high five shots and grabbed six rebounds.

Tucker scored 24 points to lead Jacksonville State (16-14, 8-7).

Leaders

Jacksonville State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
G. Tucker 24 0 3 1 1 0
C. Cunningham 14 0 1 8 0 1
Eastern Kentucky PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
N. Mayo 22 0 1 9 3 2
A. Gist 16 0 6 3 2 0

Team Comparison

JSU E KY
Points For 65 68
Field Goals 23/64-36% 21/44-48%
Three Pointers 6/22-27% 6/16-38%
Free Throws 13/17-76% 20/27-74%
Offensive Rebounds 19 2
Defensive Rebounds 23 24
Rebounds 44 28
Blocks 2 7
Steals 6 8
Turnovers 13 9
Personal Fouls 22 18
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - E KY Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Thu Jan 26 E KY 57 @ JSU 52 N. Mayo 19 J. Cross 12
Thu Feb 23 JSU 65 @ E KY 68 G. Tucker 24 N. Mayo 22

Game Information

Stadium: McBrayer Arena, Richmond, Kentucky
Attendance: 1,600
Game Time: