Jacksonville State University
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Gamecocks, Mocs Square Off Wednesday
12/20/2016 2:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Jacksonville State Game Notes | Chattanooga Game Notes
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The Jacksonville State men's basketball team wraps up its Division I, non-conference schedule Wednesday as the Gamecocks take on Chattanooga at McKenzie Arena at 1 p.m.
JSU comes into the contest having won back-to-back road games. The Gamecocks topped Howard 72-59 to wrap up their tour of Washington, D.C., then defeated USC Upstate 67-66 in dramatic fashion with a last-second trey from Malcolm Drumwright. Sunday's win over Upstate improved JSU's record to one game over .500, giving the program seven wins prior to New Years for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
The Mocs are 8-3 and also wrap up their non-conference schedule tomorrow. Chattanooga is coming off a narrow 76-74 loss to Vanderbilt in Nashville - a defeat that snapped a five-game winning streak. UTC and JSU have shared one opponent, thus far: ULM. Chattanooga took Monroe down 79-52 in the Scenic City.
The last time the Gamecocks and Mocs met was Nov. 28, 2015 in Niceville, Fla., at the Emerald Coast Classic. Chattanooga edged Jacksonville State 62-52 to even the all-time series at 16-16.
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GAME 14
Jacksonville State (7-6) at Chattanooga (8-3)
December 21, 2016 | 1 p.m. CT
Chattanooga, Tenn. | McKenzie Arena (10,995)
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: November 28, 2015 (L, 62-52)
All-Time Series Record: Series tied 16-16
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NOTEWORTHY
• The Gamecocks have won two in a row, picking up road victories over Howard and USC Upstate.
• Freshman Jacara Cross was named the Adidas® OVC Freshman of the Week on Monday after scoring 35 points in three games last week. He earned his first start at Maryland and has been nearly unstoppable, scoring doublefigures in each of his three starts: 10 against the Terps, a career-high 13 at Howard and 12 at Upstate. His 5-for-7 (.71) performance from the floor at Maryland is also a career-best with a minimum of five shots attempted.
• Senior Erik Durham's name ranks among the top three-point shooters in the NCAA. His 55.3 three-point field goal percentage ranks 5th in the nation, while his 42 three-point field goals made rank 10th in the country. He is averaging 3.23 treys per game (28th, NCAA).
• JSU earned its first win after trailing at the half on Sunday with its win over Upstate. The Gamecocks were down 31-30 at the break, but battled back to out-score the Spartans 37-35 in the second half. JSU is 6-0 when leading at the half, 1-5 when trailing and 0-1 when tied. The Gamecocks' smallest advantage at the half came Nov. 11 in Las Vegas as JSU led Northern Arizona by one point, 31-30. Jacksonville State went on to win 76-63.
• With just 2.7 seconds remaining on the inbound, junior Malcolm Drumwright hit a turnaround from beyond the three-point line to give Jacksonville State a last-second 67-66 victory over Upstate. It is the first last-second shot to win a game since JaQuail Townser hit a three to lead JSU over Winthrop 79-76 on Dec. 3, 2014.
• Coming into the Sunday contest, Upstate ranked first nationally in rebounds, and Michael Buchanan entered the contest ranked second nationally in rebounding and first in the ASUN. The Gamecocks out-rebounded the Spartans 33-32, while Buchanan was able to reel in 10 boards.
• Six of Jacksonville State's seven wins have come away from Pete Mathews Coliseum.
