JACKSONVILLE – Six Gamecocks scored in double-figures Saturday afternoon in a 77-61 victory over USC Upstate at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
 
JSU (8-3) accomplished the feat for the third time this season as Malcolm Drumwright (13), Jamall Gregory (12), Jason Burnell (12), Norbertas Giga (11), Marlon Hunter (11) and Christian Cunningham (11) accounted for 70 of Jacksonville State's 77 points scored.
 
The Gamecocks dished out 23 assists in helping to spread out the scoring effort, and eight of those belong to Gregory as he set a personal-best for helpers in a single game.
 
"Coach Harper always talks about making the extra pass, communicating and being unselfish," Gregory said. "I think we did a good job of that and being selfless today. We have a lot of weapons on offense, and we want to utilize them all."
 
Giga and Cunningham completed double-doubles with 10 rebounds each, in addition to their 11 points each. The two towers steered the Gamecocks to outscoring the Spartans (3-10) 43-25, limiting the visitors to just seven offensive boards the entire game.
 
The Gamecocks improved to 5-0 with the win, marking the first time JSU has been perfect through five home games since the 2014-15 season.
 
Ray Harper's squad took a 35-30 to the locker room after jumping out to a quick 8-2 advantage to begin the game. Gregory scored 10 of his 12 points and five of his eight assists in the first period.
 
An eight-point run carried over from the first half into the second half for the Gamecocks. Giga scored four during the run and pulled down his final three rebounds during the period to complete his double-double performance. Burnell led the JSU scoring effort in the half with 10 points.
 
In total, Jacksonville State shot 50% (31-for-62) from the floor for the eighth time this season and held Upstate to 24 points in the paint.
 
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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