NORMAL, Ala. – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team dropped a 67-62 decision at Alabama A&M in overtime on Saturday at Elmore Gymnasium.
 
The Gamecocks (2-6) lost their second in a row with the Bulldogs (2-5) in the first meeting between the two programs since Nov. 24, 2015.
 
AAMU outscored JSU 26-19 in the second half and 15-10 in the OT period, led by 18 points from guard Cameron Alford.
 
Junior Kayne Henry hit a basket to tie the game 52-52 at the end of regulation, sending the Gamecocks into their first overtime game since February of last season. Alford then hit a foul shot to give the home team the early advantage in the final five-minute period.
 
Jacksonville State managed to go up by as much as four points with less than two minutes to play on De'Torrion Ware's lone basket of overtime, but a 3-pointer by Alabama A&M's Brandon Houston and a jumper from Brandon Miller erased the JSU advantage in less than a minute.
 
A JSU turnover led to a foul and two good free throws by the Bulldogs, pushing their lead to three with 24 seconds to go. Following a Henry, foul shot, Alford hit three consecutive free throws to put the game out of reach.
 
Henry ended the night with a team-high 16 points, scoring 12 points in the final 25 minutes. He came up just two rebounds shy of a double-double and was 7-for-13 from the floor.
 
The first half lasted just 37 minutes with the whistle blowing for just 11 total fouls. Jacksonville State led 33-26 at the break after going ahead by as much as 10.
 
Junior Elias Harden had the hot hand in the first, scoring a half-best 11 points. The junior knocked down four of seven field-goal attempts, including three 3-pointers.
 
The second period saw both teams go on a five-minute scoring drought. Of Jacksonville State's sparse 19 points in the second, Henry accounted for nine. Just four Gamecocks hit a bucket in the last half as the team was held to 8-of-29 shooting (27.6 percent) in the period.
 
Next on the schedule for Jacksonville State is a home matchup with in-state rival Troy on Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
 
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