Thursday, February 28
Charleston, Ill.
8 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
at
Eastern Illinois
Gamecocks, EIU square off on ESPNews Thursday night at 8 p.m.
2/28/2019 9:16:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team tangles with Eastern Illinois Thursday night at Lantz Arena on national television, squaring off against the Panthers at 8 p.m. on ESPNews.
It is the second meeting of the year between the Gamecocks and EIU. Jacksonville State claimed the first meeting 69-62 Jan. 10 at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
ESPNews will be the fourth channel in the ESPN family of networks to broadcast a JSU game this season. The Gamecocks are 17-6 in ESPN games, including broadcasts on ESPN+, ESPNU and ESPN3, this season.
Men's Basketball - Game 30
Jacksonville State (21-8, 13-3 OVC) vs. Eastern Illinois (14-15, 7-9 OVC)
February 28, 2019 | 8 p.m. CT
Charleston, Ill. | Lantz Arena (5,300)
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: January 10, 2019 (W, 69-62) at Jacksonville, Ill.
All-Time Series Record: JSU leads series 11-10
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecocks Radio Network - 91.9 WLJS & 97.9 WVOK
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Click Here
GAMECOCKS ENJOYING HISTORIC ROLL
Jacksonville State has won 21 of its last 26 games and has racked up its most wins after 29 games played. The last time a JSU team experienced more success in a span of 26 games was during the 1991-92 season when then-head coach Bill Jones was 25-1 as a member of the Division-II Gulf South Conference.
GAMECOCKS WIN FIRST DOUBLE-OT GAME SINCE 2008-09 SEASON
Jacksonville State's 104-101, double-overtime win over Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 23 at Pete Mathews Coliseum was the first played and won since an 80-73 win over Georgia State on Nov. 22, 2008 - a span of 332 games. It now also serves as the last time JSU allowed an opponent to score 100-or-more points in a game since allowing 103 to Belmont in a loss on Jan. 29, 2015. It's the first time the Gamecocks have scored 100-or-more points against a D-I opponent since, dating back to a 101-82, OT win against Stetson in 2002.
GAMECOCKS HAVE 20/20/20 VISION
Jacksonville State secured its third consecutive 20-win season with its Feb. 21 win over Morehead State. It's the first time JSU has won 20 games in three consecutive seasons since 1989- 90, 1990-91 and 1991-92 at the Division II level.
JSU SECURES FIRST-ROUND BY AT OVC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
For the third season in a row, Jacksonville State will receive a first-round bye at the Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championships. The Gamecocks were the No. 4 seed in the previous two tournaments, and have claimed at least another four seed for the upcoming event. Jacksonville State has never been seeded better than fourth in the OVC Tournament.
BURNELL REACHES 500 REBOUNDS
Jason Burnell reached the 500-rebound plateau Feb. 21, totaling 12 rebounds against Morehead State to bring his Division I career total to 502 boards. The stat includes 38 rebounds at Georgia Southern from his freshman season and 464 in two years at Jacksonville State. He is one of two active Gamecocks, trailing just Christian Cunningham (818).
GAMECOCKS PUTTING TOGETHER UNMATCHED CONFERENCE SEASON
JSU 13-3 in Ohio Valley Conference play. It is the first time in JSU's Division I history it has been 13-3 after 16 games in league play. The 13-game win total is the most conference games won in a single season by a Division I JSU squad.
BURNELL GETS 13TH DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Jason Burnell recorded his team-leading 13th double-double of the season Feb. 21 during JSU's 65-64 win over Morehead State. The DeLand, Fla., native totaled 19 points and 12 rebounds against the Eagles. He ranks 16th in the nation in the category. He owns 16 career double-doubles.
GAMECOCKS EXTEND WINNING STREAK OVER MOREHEAD STATE
Jacksonville State has won five consecutive games over Morehead State, dating back to a 70-61 road win Feb. 25, 2017. Five in a row is the third-longest winning streak over a conference opponent behind seven against Southeast Missouri and six against Tennessee State.
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.
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).
It is the second meeting of the year between the Gamecocks and EIU. Jacksonville State claimed the first meeting 69-62 Jan. 10 at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
ESPNews will be the fourth channel in the ESPN family of networks to broadcast a JSU game this season. The Gamecocks are 17-6 in ESPN games, including broadcasts on ESPN+, ESPNU and ESPN3, this season.
Jacksonville State (21-8, 13-3 OVC) vs. Eastern Illinois (14-15, 7-9 OVC)
February 28, 2019 | 8 p.m. CT
Charleston, Ill. | Lantz Arena (5,300)
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: January 10, 2019 (W, 69-62) at Jacksonville, Ill.
All-Time Series Record: JSU leads series 11-10
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecocks Radio Network - 91.9 WLJS & 97.9 WVOK
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Click Here
GAMECOCKS ENJOYING HISTORIC ROLL
Jacksonville State has won 21 of its last 26 games and has racked up its most wins after 29 games played. The last time a JSU team experienced more success in a span of 26 games was during the 1991-92 season when then-head coach Bill Jones was 25-1 as a member of the Division-II Gulf South Conference.
GAMECOCKS WIN FIRST DOUBLE-OT GAME SINCE 2008-09 SEASON
Jacksonville State's 104-101, double-overtime win over Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 23 at Pete Mathews Coliseum was the first played and won since an 80-73 win over Georgia State on Nov. 22, 2008 - a span of 332 games. It now also serves as the last time JSU allowed an opponent to score 100-or-more points in a game since allowing 103 to Belmont in a loss on Jan. 29, 2015. It's the first time the Gamecocks have scored 100-or-more points against a D-I opponent since, dating back to a 101-82, OT win against Stetson in 2002.
GAMECOCKS HAVE 20/20/20 VISION
Jacksonville State secured its third consecutive 20-win season with its Feb. 21 win over Morehead State. It's the first time JSU has won 20 games in three consecutive seasons since 1989- 90, 1990-91 and 1991-92 at the Division II level.
JSU SECURES FIRST-ROUND BY AT OVC BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
For the third season in a row, Jacksonville State will receive a first-round bye at the Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championships. The Gamecocks were the No. 4 seed in the previous two tournaments, and have claimed at least another four seed for the upcoming event. Jacksonville State has never been seeded better than fourth in the OVC Tournament.
BURNELL REACHES 500 REBOUNDS
Jason Burnell reached the 500-rebound plateau Feb. 21, totaling 12 rebounds against Morehead State to bring his Division I career total to 502 boards. The stat includes 38 rebounds at Georgia Southern from his freshman season and 464 in two years at Jacksonville State. He is one of two active Gamecocks, trailing just Christian Cunningham (818).
GAMECOCKS PUTTING TOGETHER UNMATCHED CONFERENCE SEASON
JSU 13-3 in Ohio Valley Conference play. It is the first time in JSU's Division I history it has been 13-3 after 16 games in league play. The 13-game win total is the most conference games won in a single season by a Division I JSU squad.
BURNELL GETS 13TH DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Jason Burnell recorded his team-leading 13th double-double of the season Feb. 21 during JSU's 65-64 win over Morehead State. The DeLand, Fla., native totaled 19 points and 12 rebounds against the Eagles. He ranks 16th in the nation in the category. He owns 16 career double-doubles.
GAMECOCKS EXTEND WINNING STREAK OVER MOREHEAD STATE
Jacksonville State has won five consecutive games over Morehead State, dating back to a 70-61 road win Feb. 25, 2017. Five in a row is the third-longest winning streak over a conference opponent behind seven against Southeast Missouri and six against Tennessee State.
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.
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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