JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team eclipsed its single-game scoring record with a 125-55 win over Brescia in its home opener at Pete Mathews Coliseum Tuesday night. 
 
The previous high for most points scored in a Division I game was 112 against Shorter College on Nov. 23, 2004. The 125 points were the most points scored in a Division I home game by the Gamecocks, as well. 
 
The 70-point margin of victory by Jacksonville State was the third-largest in school history behind 86 (149-63, against John Marshall in 1963-64) and 74 (117-43, against Gadsden Tech in 1950-51).
 
"I thought we did a good job of making the extra pass and not trying to hit home runs in the first half," Jacksonville State head coach Ray Harper said.
 
Brescia jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first minute of play, but that would be the only lead the Bearcats saw all night. The Gamecocks took control soon after, playing a near-flawless first half.
 
After committing 19 turnovers in the season opener at SMU, Harper said the team had to come back and fix its mistakes. Tuesday, the Gamecocks turned the ball over just eight times against the Bearcats – none in the first half.
 
"We had 14 assists and no turnovers at the half," Harper said. "That all goes back to making the extra pass and not forcing up bad shots."
 
JSU led Brescia 65-34 after the first 20 minutes of play. Junior Kayne Henry hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer on the run to extend the Gamecock lead to 31 just before the teams went to the locker rooms.
 
After Elias Harden (19) and Henry (19) both went to the break having scored double-digits, the quartet of Maros Zeliznak (12), Ty Hudson (12), Juwan Perdue (19) and Martin Roub (18) added second-half offense to round out the group of double-digit scorers for the Gamecocks. 
 
All 12 Jacksonville State players to take the court scored at least two points en route to making 46 field goals, which set a Gamecock Division I record. The JSU bench accounted for 72 points.
 
Jacksonville State (1-1) will return to action on Nov. 17 when the Gamecocks travel to VCU to face the Rams at 11 a.m. as part of the Emerald Coast Classic. From there, JSU will travel to play Purdue on Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.
 
Jacksonville State's next home game is set for Dec. 11 against Troy at 7:30 p.m. 
 
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