Scores

Final

Tennessee St 65

(8-9, 1-3 OVC)

Jacksonville St 72

(6-12, 1-4 OVC)

5:30 PM ET, January 7, 2012

Pete Mathews Coliseum, Jacksonville, AL

1 2 T
TNST 22 4365
JVST 39 3372

Top Performers

Tennessee State: R. Covington 15 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

Jacksonville State: B. Williams 17 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast

Jacksonville St. 72, Tennessee St. 65

Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Brian Williams scored 17 points as Jacksonville State held off Tennessee State 72-65 Saturday to snap a four-game skid and post the Gamecocks' first Ohio Valley Conference win of the season.

Jacksonville State (6-12, 1-4) never trailed and led 39-22 at halftime.

With the Gamecocks ahead 51-38, Robert Covington scored eight points in a 10- 2 run to get the Tigers (8-9, 1-3) within five, at 53-48 with 5:16 left.

Jacksonville State pulled away with an 8-2 spurt and hit 13 of 16 free throws in the final 1:46.

Ronnie Boggs added 12 points and Dion Waiters 10 for the Gamecocks, who outshot Tennessee State 50 percent (24 of 48) to 29.8 percent (17 of 57). The teams attempted a combined 62 free throws, with Jacksonville State 20 of 29 and Tennessee State 27 of 33.

Covington scored 15 to lead the Tigers, who have lost three in a row.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TNST
JVST
Points 65 72
FG Made-Attempted 17-57 (.298) 24-48 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 4-20 (.200) 4-11 (.364)
FT Made-Attempted 27-33 (.818) 20-29 (.690)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (0/0) 22 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 20

Game Leaders

 
TNST
JVST
PointsR. Covington 15B. Williams 17
ReboundsM. Rhett 10S. Hall 7
AssistsP. Miller 4B. Williams 3
StealsR. Covington 2D. Waiters 2
BlocksR. Covington 2N. Cook 2
Team Stats: Tennessee State | Jacksonville State

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 7, 2012 @JVST 72, TNST 65Recap
Feb 14, 2012 @TNST 69, JVST 64Recap

Next 5 Games

TNST
JVST
01/11 MORE 8:00pm
01/14 SIUE 9:00pm
01/16 @PEAY 8:45pm
01/19 @EIU 8:00pm
01/26 @UTM 8:00pm
 01/12 @MURR 8:00pm
01/14 @PEAY 8:45pm
01/19 @TNTC 8:00pm
01/26 EIU 8:00pm
01/28 SIUE 5:30pm
Complete Schedule: Tennessee State | Jacksonville State

Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#18 Murray State15-130-1
Tennessee State11-520-12
Tennessee Tech9-719-13
Morehead State10-618-15
Eastern Kentucky7-916-16
Southeast Missouri State9-715-16
Jacksonville State8-815-18
Eastern Illinois5-1112-17
SIU-Edwardsville6-1010-17
Austin Peay8-812-20
Tennessee-Martin0-164-27
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