JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team topped the OVC West's first-place Southeast Missouri 74-62 on Wednesday to snap a two-game skid. Senior Erik Durham scored a team-high 22 points while sophomore Christian Cunningham pitched in a double-double.
 
The Gamecocks (14-11, 6-4) had four players score in double-digit points. Senior Greg Tucker had 16 points and freshman Jacara Cross had 12 to go along with Durham's 22 and Cunningham's 10.
 
SEMO (11-14, 6-4 OVC) also had four in double-digits, led by Denzel Mahoney's 18-point effort. The Redhawks were red-hot from beyond the arc, going 11-of-24 from long range. Mahoney was responsible for a team-high four treys.
 
Jacksonville State took a 38-32 lead into the half. Tucker scored his first 10 points before the intermission, while Cunningham came up short of a double-double before the break by just four rebounds and four points.
 
The first period saw six lead changes, and a four-point SEMO lead, but the Gamecocks found a 7-2 run that helped them reach a 12-point plateau. While the Redhawks whittled the advantage down to six points before the horn, Cross blocked two big shots and scored a basket with less than five minutes to go to keep the momentum in the home team's favor.
 
Cunningham's double-double was completed with 11 rebounds, and Durham's 22-point performance is his second +20-point effort this season. The Gamecocks have had at least one player score 20 points or more in their last three of four games.
 
The Gamecocks go on the road for a Saturday matchup with SIU-Edwardsville this weekend. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. in Edwardsville, Ill.
 
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