MONROE, La. – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team dropped a thriller in overtime at ULM Saturday night, succumbing 88-83 on a late charge from the Warhawks.
 
Freshman Tyrik Edwards led a tremendous second-half effort that helped push the Gamecocks into their first extra-minutes contest of the season. The guard scored 16 of his 18 points after the first period (four in OT).
 
Junior Norberts Giga picked up his third double-double of the year, snagging 10 boards and 18 points, while Greg Tucker (17) and Malcolm Drumwright (15) rounded out the night's double-digit scorers.
 
The Warhawks held a four-point advantage, 43-39, following a back-and-forth first half. The period saw four ties and the lead change hands nine times.
 
Jacksonville State lead by as many as six points with junior Malcolm Drumwright scoring a half-best 10 points. Despite his 10 and two more Gamecocks coming up just one point shy of double figures, ULM's lead was aided by seven points off turnovers and six fast break points.
 
Three Warhawks registered double-digits in the first 20 minutes as ULM out-scored JSU 12-10 in the paint. Travis Munnings (12), Marcus Washington (12) and Sam McDaniel (10) combined to score 34 of ULM's first 43 points.
 
ULM appeared to pull away midway through the second half, hitting a 12-5 run that began at the 8:16 mark. The Warhawks pushed their lead to 10 points with 4:36 left to play when Edwards went on a tear. The freshman scored the Gamecocks' next seven points in consecutive trips down the court to pull JSU within three.
 
Drumwright tied the game 72-72 with 54 seconds remaining, and nearly won the game on a last-second jumper. But the ball left the junior's hands a split second late and the game was sent to overtime.
 
The Gamecocks struggled in OT as ULM went on a 6-0 run to open the period. The Warhawks were able to keep the JSU offense out of striking distance for the remainder of the contest with no less than three points dividing the two teams.
 
The team hits the road again tomorrow, heading to College Park, Md., for its Monday matchup with the Terps. JSU continues the road trip after its game with Maryland at Howard University on Wednesday.
 
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