Saturday, February 21
Statesboro, GA
6:30 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
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Georgia Southern
Bynum, Gamecocks Rally but Fall Short at Georgia Southern
2/21/2009 8:57:51 PM | Men's Basketball
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STATESBORO, Ga. – Jeremy Bynum scored 22 of his career-high 28 points in the second half, but his and the Jacksonville State men's basketball team's attempt at a come-from-behind win fell short in a 66-63 loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday.
The Gamecocks (11-16) used a 29-10 run to turn a 19-point second-half deficit into a tie game in the final six minutes, but they couldn't get back on top of the Eagles (8-18), who snapped their eight-game losing streak in the winning effort.
Bynum, an Oxford, Ala., native, played just nine minutes in the first half because of foul trouble, but he put his team on his shoulders in the second half, when he went one stretch scoring 13 of his team's 16 points to pull the Gamecocks into striking distance.
The Gamecocks turned it over 16 times, 11 in the first half, when GSU started a 30-5 run that turned a nine-point JSU lead into a 16-point advantage early in the second half. The Eagles also were impressive from the free throw line, hitting 25-of-32 attempts from a spot where they had shot just over 60 percent on the year.
Sophomore Nick Murphy joined Bynum as the only two Gamecocks in double figures with 10 points, eight of which came in the second half. He also grabbed seven rebounds to lead JSU to a 37-32 advantage on the glass.
Senior DeAndre Bray dished five assists and scored six points, but he had six turnovers, including a key one in the game's final minutes. Junior Amadou Mbodji scored nine points and pulled in a game-high nine boards in 30 minutes of action off of the bench.
The Eagles turned to the sharp shooting of Antonio Hanson, who hit five 3-pointers en route to a team-high 19 points. Ben Drayton added 17 points, while Tyler Troupe was 7-for-9 from the charity stripe to account for most of his 11 points.
Jax State jumped out of the gates, hitting four of its first six shots to build an 18-9 lead with around 15 minutes remaining in the opening half. The Gamecocks went cold from that point, making just one of their final 12 field goal attempts to allow the Eagles to use a 25-5 run and take a 34-23 lead into the locker room at the half.
Georgia Southern was 14-for-17 in the half from the free throw line, where the Eagles got eight of their last 13 points in the half that saw 10 of the final 12 fouls committed by the Gamecocks.
They scored the first eight points of the second half to extend the lead to 42-23 with 16:57 to play. The Gamecocks' drought from the floor continued, as they missed their first six attempts in the second half before a Bynum layup with 14:02 remaining in the game cut the GSU lead to 44-30. A steal and layup from Nick Murphy on the ensuing possession got the Gamecocks to within 10 with just over 13 minutes to play.
A Murphy tip in with 10:09 remaining cut the deficit to single figures at 49-41. The Gamecocks' capped a 23-7 run on a pair of Bynum free throws with 9:07 on the clock, cutting the Eagles' advantage to 49-46.
Amadou Mbodji tipped in a Bynum miss with 5:50 remaining to tie the game at 52-52, taking the lead away from the Eagles for the first time since the 5:19 mark of the first half. A Krzysztof Janiszewski free throw and another trey from Hanson pushed the GSU lead back to four at 56-52 with four minutes to play.
Georgia Southern stretched the lead to seven at 60-53 with 1:20 to play and led by six at 61-56 before a Bynum triple with 30.4 seconds to play cut the Gamecocks' deficit to three.
The Eagles went to the line, where they connected until Tyler Troupe missed the back end of his two attempts with six second to play. Murphy got a look from the right wing as time expired, but his attempt at a game-tying trey bounced off of the left side of the rim and ended the Gamecocks' comeback hopes.
The Gamecocks will conclude the 2008-09 regular season on Saturday, when they host Tennessee Tech in a game that will send the winner into the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 8 seed. The two are tied for the final spot in the tourney and will square off on what will be Senior Day for the JSU program.
STATESBORO, Ga. – Jeremy Bynum scored 22 of his career-high 28 points in the second half, but his and the Jacksonville State men's basketball team's attempt at a come-from-behind win fell short in a 66-63 loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday.
The Gamecocks (11-16) used a 29-10 run to turn a 19-point second-half deficit into a tie game in the final six minutes, but they couldn't get back on top of the Eagles (8-18), who snapped their eight-game losing streak in the winning effort.
Bynum, an Oxford, Ala., native, played just nine minutes in the first half because of foul trouble, but he put his team on his shoulders in the second half, when he went one stretch scoring 13 of his team's 16 points to pull the Gamecocks into striking distance.
The Gamecocks turned it over 16 times, 11 in the first half, when GSU started a 30-5 run that turned a nine-point JSU lead into a 16-point advantage early in the second half. The Eagles also were impressive from the free throw line, hitting 25-of-32 attempts from a spot where they had shot just over 60 percent on the year.
Sophomore Nick Murphy joined Bynum as the only two Gamecocks in double figures with 10 points, eight of which came in the second half. He also grabbed seven rebounds to lead JSU to a 37-32 advantage on the glass.
Senior DeAndre Bray dished five assists and scored six points, but he had six turnovers, including a key one in the game's final minutes. Junior Amadou Mbodji scored nine points and pulled in a game-high nine boards in 30 minutes of action off of the bench.
The Eagles turned to the sharp shooting of Antonio Hanson, who hit five 3-pointers en route to a team-high 19 points. Ben Drayton added 17 points, while Tyler Troupe was 7-for-9 from the charity stripe to account for most of his 11 points.
Jax State jumped out of the gates, hitting four of its first six shots to build an 18-9 lead with around 15 minutes remaining in the opening half. The Gamecocks went cold from that point, making just one of their final 12 field goal attempts to allow the Eagles to use a 25-5 run and take a 34-23 lead into the locker room at the half.
Georgia Southern was 14-for-17 in the half from the free throw line, where the Eagles got eight of their last 13 points in the half that saw 10 of the final 12 fouls committed by the Gamecocks.
They scored the first eight points of the second half to extend the lead to 42-23 with 16:57 to play. The Gamecocks' drought from the floor continued, as they missed their first six attempts in the second half before a Bynum layup with 14:02 remaining in the game cut the GSU lead to 44-30. A steal and layup from Nick Murphy on the ensuing possession got the Gamecocks to within 10 with just over 13 minutes to play.
A Murphy tip in with 10:09 remaining cut the deficit to single figures at 49-41. The Gamecocks' capped a 23-7 run on a pair of Bynum free throws with 9:07 on the clock, cutting the Eagles' advantage to 49-46.
Amadou Mbodji tipped in a Bynum miss with 5:50 remaining to tie the game at 52-52, taking the lead away from the Eagles for the first time since the 5:19 mark of the first half. A Krzysztof Janiszewski free throw and another trey from Hanson pushed the GSU lead back to four at 56-52 with four minutes to play.
Georgia Southern stretched the lead to seven at 60-53 with 1:20 to play and led by six at 61-56 before a Bynum triple with 30.4 seconds to play cut the Gamecocks' deficit to three.
The Eagles went to the line, where they connected until Tyler Troupe missed the back end of his two attempts with six second to play. Murphy got a look from the right wing as time expired, but his attempt at a game-tying trey bounced off of the left side of the rim and ended the Gamecocks' comeback hopes.
The Gamecocks will conclude the 2008-09 regular season on Saturday, when they host Tennessee Tech in a game that will send the winner into the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament as the No. 8 seed. The two are tied for the final spot in the tourney and will square off on what will be Senior Day for the JSU program.
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