Saturday, December 16
JACKSONVILLE
3 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
vs
USC - Upstate
JSU Hosts Spartans, Christmas with the Gamecocks Saturday
12/15/2017 1:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team opens a five-game home stand Saturday with its annual "Christmas with the Gamecocks" celebration at 3 p.m. against USC Upstate at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
Children three years old to sixth grade will receive a prize ticket upon entering the coliseum. Prize numbers will be drawn at the end of the game and participants will be called to receive a gift. All children are admitted free, and up to two adults will be admitted free per child. This year's event is sponsored by Calhoun County Commissioner Lee Patterson.
The Gamecocks (7-3) look to stay undefeated at home following a hard-fought road matchup with Oregon State from a few days ago. JSU is currently ranked 95th in the nation in the KenPom College Basketball Ratings and 146th in NCAA RPI.
Jacksonville State is 7-3 in non-conference games this season with three to play before opening Ohio Valley Conference action. While scheduled to play two fewer non-conference, regular season contests, this year's .700 winning percentage stands higher than last year's .533 (8-7) non-conference winning percentage. Winning the final three non-OVC games would put this season's squad in a tie for the best Division I, non-conference, regular season record with the 2002-03 team that finished 10-3 prior to the start of Atlantic Sun Conference play.
Senior guard Malcolm Drumwright led the Gamecocks to a thrilling 67-66 win over USC Upstate last season in Spartanburg, S.C. He fired up a long-range three-pointer at the buzzer that landed him on SportsCenter's Top 10 list.
The Spartans (3-9) come into the game looking to snap a five-game skid. Upstate is 0-7 on the road this season, playing just three of their 12 games at home, thus far. Malik Moore leads the team with a 14.7 scoring average with 11 starts. He leads Spartan shooters with a .453 field-goal percentage and ranks second on the team with 62 rebounds.
Men's Basketball - Game 11
Jacksonville State (7-3, 0-0 OVC) vs. USC Upstate (3-9, 0-0 A-Sun)
December 16, 2017 | 3 p.m. CT
Jacksonville, Ala. | Pete Mathews Coliseum
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: Dec. 18, 2016 (W, 67-66) @ USC Upstate
All-Time Series Record: Series tied 2-2
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecocks Radio Network - 91.9 WLJS & 97.9 WVOK
Watch: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: Click Here
The Gamecocks continue the home stint with Howard on Dec. 18 and Chattanooga on Dec. 21 just before the Christmas holiday.
Tickets are now available for purchase online at JSUGamecocksTickets.com, by phone at (256) 782-8499 and on campus at the JSU Ticket Office at Kennamer Hall. Children 18-years-old and under and JSU students are admitted free.
For more information on the JSU men's basketball team, follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@JSU_MBB). For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
Children three years old to sixth grade will receive a prize ticket upon entering the coliseum. Prize numbers will be drawn at the end of the game and participants will be called to receive a gift. All children are admitted free, and up to two adults will be admitted free per child. This year's event is sponsored by Calhoun County Commissioner Lee Patterson.
The Gamecocks (7-3) look to stay undefeated at home following a hard-fought road matchup with Oregon State from a few days ago. JSU is currently ranked 95th in the nation in the KenPom College Basketball Ratings and 146th in NCAA RPI.
Jacksonville State is 7-3 in non-conference games this season with three to play before opening Ohio Valley Conference action. While scheduled to play two fewer non-conference, regular season contests, this year's .700 winning percentage stands higher than last year's .533 (8-7) non-conference winning percentage. Winning the final three non-OVC games would put this season's squad in a tie for the best Division I, non-conference, regular season record with the 2002-03 team that finished 10-3 prior to the start of Atlantic Sun Conference play.
Senior guard Malcolm Drumwright led the Gamecocks to a thrilling 67-66 win over USC Upstate last season in Spartanburg, S.C. He fired up a long-range three-pointer at the buzzer that landed him on SportsCenter's Top 10 list.
The Spartans (3-9) come into the game looking to snap a five-game skid. Upstate is 0-7 on the road this season, playing just three of their 12 games at home, thus far. Malik Moore leads the team with a 14.7 scoring average with 11 starts. He leads Spartan shooters with a .453 field-goal percentage and ranks second on the team with 62 rebounds.
Men's Basketball - Game 11
Jacksonville State (7-3, 0-0 OVC) vs. USC Upstate (3-9, 0-0 A-Sun)
December 16, 2017 | 3 p.m. CT
Jacksonville, Ala. | Pete Mathews Coliseum
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: Dec. 18, 2016 (W, 67-66) @ USC Upstate
All-Time Series Record: Series tied 2-2
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecocks Radio Network - 91.9 WLJS & 97.9 WVOK
Watch: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: Click Here
The Gamecocks continue the home stint with Howard on Dec. 18 and Chattanooga on Dec. 21 just before the Christmas holiday.
Tickets are now available for purchase online at JSUGamecocksTickets.com, by phone at (256) 782-8499 and on campus at the JSU Ticket Office at Kennamer Hall. Children 18-years-old and under and JSU students are admitted free.
For more information on the JSU men's basketball team, follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@JSU_MBB). For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
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