Jacksonville State Notes | Tournament Central Page

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team is on the road this Thanksgiving to participate in the Global Sports Classic in Las Vegas, Nev. The Gamecocks are scheduled to square off against Cal State Fullerton on Friday and a team to be announced on Saturday at UNLV's Thomas & Mack Arena.

The Gamecocks hit the court against the Titans on Nov. 25, and the outcome of that game will decided their opponent for Nov. 26. JSU will either take on Alabama State or Northern Arizona in the 1 p.m. CT/11 a.m. PT time slot or the 3:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. PT slot. JSU is currently 0-2 in the Global Sports Classic, taking a 74-67 loss to WKU and 79-60 loss at TCU in the preliminaries. 

Head coach Ray Harper's squad is coming off a lopsided 81-50 home win over Dalton State. The home win was the first since topping UT Martin 82-60 last season, and it was the first non-conference home victory since downing Northern Colorado 79-76 on December 21, 2015. Junior Norbertas Giga led the way with the team's first double-double of the season, collecting 12 points and 11 rebounds. 

Cal State Fullerton enters the weekend on a two-game skid. The Titans also suffered losses in the prelims of the tournament, falling 104-88 to Washington and 77-68 to the hosting Rebels. Fullerton began the season with a couple of wins over Caltech (77-28) and Portland State (106-100, 2 OT). Redshirt senior Tre' Coggins has scored double figures in all three games he's played this season, hitting at least three 3-pointers in each game including a career best eight against Portland State on Nov. 13.
 
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GAME 6
Jacksonville State (2-3) vs. Cal State Fullerton (2-2)
November 25, 2016 | 1 p.m. CT / 11 a.m. PT
Las Vegas, Nev. | Thomas & Mack Center (18,000)

SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: First Meeting
All-Time Series Record: 0-0
 
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GAME 7
Jacksonville State vs. Alabama State or Northern Arizona
November 26, 2016 | TBA
Las Vegas, Nev. | Thomas & Mack Center (18,000)

SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: N/A
All-Time Series N/A
 
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecock Sports Network (WLJS 91.9 FM, WVOK 97.9 FM)
Watch: N/A
Live Stats: TBA
 

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NOTEWORTHY
• Jacksonville State's 81-50 win over Dalton State at Pete Mathews Coliseum on Tuesday night was the Gamecocks' first home win in five chances. The last time JSU claimed a victory at home was January 16, 2016 vs. UT Martin. The Gamecocks topped the Skyhawks 82-60, and it was the first non-conference home victory since downing Northern Colorado 79-76 on December 21, 2015.
• JSU is now a combined 433-150 in the friendly confines since The Pete opened in the 1974-75 season.
• Junior Norbertas Giga picked up his first Division I double-double, and the Gamecocks' first of the season, on Tuesday vs. Dalton State. The seven-footer reeled in 11 rebounds and bucketed 12 points. It was the first JSU double-double since Feb. 6, 2016 when Jeremy Watson scored 15 points with 14 boards.
• JSU is 0-2 in the 2016 Global Sports Classic, falling 74-67 to WKU and 79-60 to TCU.
• Erik Durham (14), Andre Statam (14), Norbertas Giga (12) and Malcolm Drumwright (11) each tallied double-digit scores Tuesday night against Dalton State. It's the second time this season four Gamecocks have put up double figures.
• The Gamecocks out-scored Dalton State 48-29 in the closing period. Andre Statam led the blistering Jacksonville State offense with 11 points in the frame, going 3-for-3 from three-point range, while the defense held Dalton State to just two fie
• Head coach Ray Harper ranks 47th among all-time coaches and eighth among active coaches with a .744 winning percentage.
• JSU is 2-1 when controlling the tip and 0-2 when losing tipoff. Junior Christian Cunningham has jumped in all five games for the Gamecocks. He won the tips vs. Tulsa, Missouri State and Dalton State.