ROCK HILL, S.C. – Four Gamecocks scored in double figures on Friday night, but the Jacksonville State men's basketball team fell at Winthrop 80-69.
 
The Gamecocks (2-3) held the Eagles (3-0) to 24 points below their season average but couldn't get over the hump down the stretch before time expired on their comeback efforts.
 
Jax State got 15 points and six rebounds from junior Erik Durham, while sophomore Malcolm Drumwright added 10 points and six assists to go along with his four rebounds. Senior Jeremy Watson scored 13 points and had four boards, and senior JaQuail Townser scored 10 and dished three assists.
 
The Gamecocks scored the game's first basket, a Drumwright runner, but Winthrop scored the next 10 to claim an eight-point lead. The Eagles would never relinquish that lead, taking a 41-31 advantage into the locker room and answering every time JSU tried to cut it to single digits in the second half.
 
Joshua Davenport came off the Winthrop bench to notch a double-double of 12 points and 10 boards, while forward Xavier Cooks led all scorers with 19 points on an 8-for-11 shooting night.
 
The Gamecocks forced 14 turnovers and committed just 11, but the Eagles held a14-9 advantage in points off of those turnovers. The home team also outscored JSU 38-22 in the paint in its first game of the season in which it didn't break the 100-points mark on the scoreboard.
 
The Gamecocks  return closer to home for a Sunday date with UAB, a 4 p.m. tip off that will be broadcast on the American Sports Network (ASN) and on the Jacksonville State Sports Network.