Thursday, February 21
JACKSONVILLE
7:15 p.m.
Jax State
vs
Morehead State
2/20/2019 5:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team hosts Morehead State Thursday at 7:15 p.m. at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
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Thursday, all Jacksonville State students with a valid JSU ID will receive free pizza. It is also Student Organization Spirit Night. The student organization that shows the most team spirit, while wearing its organization t-shirt or Greek letters, will win a $200 gift card!
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The game will broadcast live on ESPN+.
Men's Basketball - Game 28
Jacksonville State (19-8, 11-3 OVC) vs. Morehead State (10-17, 6-8 OVC)
February 21, 2019 | 7:15 p.m. CT
Jacksonville, Ala. | Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,618)
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: January 26, 2019 (W, 77-71) at Morehead, Ky.
All-Time Series Record: MSU leads series 23-13
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecocks Radio Network - 91.9 WLJS & 97.9 WVOK
Watch:Â ESPN+
Live Stats:Â Click Here
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Gamecocks nearing single-season wins record
Last season, JSU won 23 games; the most wins in a single Division I season in school history. With four games left in the regular season, the Gamecocks have 19 wins under their belts. One more win will ensure the first three-peat for 20 wins in a single season since the 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons at the Division II level.
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Gamecocks look to extend winning streak over Morehead State
Jacksonville State has won four consecutive games over Morehead State, dating back to a 70-61 road win Feb. 25, 2017. Four in a row is the third-longest winning streak over a conference opponent behind seven against Southeast Missouri and six against Tennessee State.
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Burnell scores second 30-point game of season, career
Senior forward Jason Burnell tallied 30 points against Tennessee State on Feb. 16, hitting a career-high 10 field goals and 9-of-9 from the free-throw line. It is his second 30-point game of the season after scoring 30 on Jan. 17 against Belmont. He is the first Gamecock to register multiple 30-point games in a career since Tarvin Gaines scored 30 vs. Alabama State in 2011 and 31 at Morehead State in 2013, and the first to turn in multiple 30-point games in a season since Trent Eager during the 2003-04 season.
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Hunter pockets first double-double
Senior guard Marlon Hunter scored his first career double-double Feb. 9 at Southeast Missouri with 27 points and 12 rebounds during the 81-64 win over the Redhawks. Both numbers were career-bests for the Panama City, Fla., native. His previous high in points scored was 26 at West Virginia on Dec. 22, and his previous high in rebounds was seven.
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Season tickets and single-game 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 Pete Mathews Coliseum. 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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Thursday, all Jacksonville State students with a valid JSU ID will receive free pizza. It is also Student Organization Spirit Night. The student organization that shows the most team spirit, while wearing its organization t-shirt or Greek letters, will win a $200 gift card!
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The game will broadcast live on ESPN+.
Jacksonville State (19-8, 11-3 OVC) vs. Morehead State (10-17, 6-8 OVC)
February 21, 2019 | 7:15 p.m. CT
Jacksonville, Ala. | Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,618)
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: January 26, 2019 (W, 77-71) at Morehead, Ky.
All-Time Series Record: MSU leads series 23-13
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecocks Radio Network - 91.9 WLJS & 97.9 WVOK
Watch:Â ESPN+
Live Stats:Â Click Here
Gamecocks nearing single-season wins record
Last season, JSU won 23 games; the most wins in a single Division I season in school history. With four games left in the regular season, the Gamecocks have 19 wins under their belts. One more win will ensure the first three-peat for 20 wins in a single season since the 1989-90, 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons at the Division II level.
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Gamecocks look to extend winning streak over Morehead State
Jacksonville State has won four consecutive games over Morehead State, dating back to a 70-61 road win Feb. 25, 2017. Four in a row is the third-longest winning streak over a conference opponent behind seven against Southeast Missouri and six against Tennessee State.
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Burnell scores second 30-point game of season, career
Senior forward Jason Burnell tallied 30 points against Tennessee State on Feb. 16, hitting a career-high 10 field goals and 9-of-9 from the free-throw line. It is his second 30-point game of the season after scoring 30 on Jan. 17 against Belmont. He is the first Gamecock to register multiple 30-point games in a career since Tarvin Gaines scored 30 vs. Alabama State in 2011 and 31 at Morehead State in 2013, and the first to turn in multiple 30-point games in a season since Trent Eager during the 2003-04 season.
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Hunter pockets first double-double
Senior guard Marlon Hunter scored his first career double-double Feb. 9 at Southeast Missouri with 27 points and 12 rebounds during the 81-64 win over the Redhawks. Both numbers were career-bests for the Panama City, Fla., native. His previous high in points scored was 26 at West Virginia on Dec. 22, and his previous high in rebounds was seven.
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Season tickets and single-game 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 Pete Mathews Coliseum. 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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