Saturday, December 16
JACKSONVILLE
3 p.m.
Jax State
vs
USC - Upstate
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:Â OVC Digital Network
Live Stats:Â Click Here
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The Gamecocks continue the home stint with Howard on Dec. 18 and Chattanooga on Dec. 21 just before the Christmas holiday.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:Â OVC Digital Network
Live Stats:Â Click Here
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The Gamecocks continue the home stint with Howard on Dec. 18 and Chattanooga on Dec. 21 just before the Christmas holiday.
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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.
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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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