NCAAB Game Recap - Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State
Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:30 PM EST

MSU
63
Ind
67
F
USC
70
Oreg
79
F(2OT)
WaSt
56
Colora
78
F
UConn
59
Hou
63
F
Radf
67
UNCA
80
F
Minn
62
OhSt
59
F
Del
73
Hof
71
F
Lib
70
NFla
71
F
Belm
75
Murr
85
F
Merrim
58
Bry
79
F
FaDi
71
(N/A)
74
F(2OT)
N AL
78
KennSt
58
F
GWebb
79
HiPt
76
F(OT)
Campbl
74
Hamp
83
F
WIMil
75
YSU
73
F(OT)
JMU
75
W&M
88
F
USC-Up
53
Winth
79
F
NJIT
64
Stetsn
65
F
RobM
57
StFNY
78
F
IL-C
80
Oakl
50
F
Drex
52
NE
85
F
FAU
68
UNCC
70
F
StFPA
81
LIU
86
F
FIU
83
ODU
80
F
Tows
72
Elon
61
F
IUPUI
64
Detr
76
F
WIGB
78
Clev
74
F
SacHr
82
CenCT
54
F
LaTec
80
MTSU
73
F
JU
89
Lipsco
85
F(OT)
Presb
66
ChaSo
74
F
IPFW
60
SDak
83
F
USA
71
ArkSt
75
F
Wash
66
Utah
67
F
W IL
82
NebOm
87
F(OT)
Denv
71
UND
78
F
UTEP
72
Rice
64
F
UTSA
78
N TX
98
F
USM
84
UAB
77
F
TN-M
83
E IL
95
F
Valpa
60
MOSt
67
F
E KY
81
JSU
77
F
MTSt
62
Web
61
F
Mont
77
IdaSt
74
F
Seatt
77
GrCan
80
F
SEMO
65
SIU-E
84
F
MorSt
59
TNTec
71
F
TNSt
74
APSU
99
F
CAPoly
64
UCRiv
97
F
UtVal
57
CSBak
58
F(OT)
Pepp
90
SCla
86
F(OT)
BYU
74
Pacif
60
F
Portl
65
LoyMa
77
F
PorSt
55
Sac
66
F
USF
48
StMar
58
F
UCLA
62
OrSt
58
F

Jan 23, 2020, 8:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Eastern Kentucky

42

39

81

Jacksonville State

38

39

77

Brown carries E. Kentucky past Jacksonville St. 81-77
Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:06 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) Jomaru Brown had 24 points as Eastern Kentucky narrowly beat Jacksonville State 81-77 on Thursday night.

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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Leaders

Eastern Kentucky PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Brown 24 0 2 2 2 0
T. King 18 0 1 9 2 1
Jacksonville State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Cross 20 0 1 5 0 3
E. Harden 13 0 4 6 0 0

Team Comparison

E KY JSU
Points For 81 77
Field Goals 31/62-50% 30/55-55%
Three Pointers 11/21-52% 7/19-37%
Free Throws 8/13-62% 10/14-71%
Offensive Rebounds 7 10
Defensive Rebounds 18 26
Rebounds 28 39
Blocks 2 3
Steals 9 5
Turnovers 9 18
Personal Fouls 16 12
Technical Fouls 1 1
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Series Tied 1-1

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 4 JSU 80 @ E KY 71 J. Cross 20 J. Brown 18
Thu Jan 23 E KY 81 @ JSU 77 J. Brown 24 J. Cross 20

Game Information

Stadium: Pete Mathews Coliseum, Jacksonville, Alabama
Attendance: 1,046
Game Time: