MOBILE, Ala. – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team completed the sweep of the Goldie and Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament on Monday with an 85-66 win over the University of Mobile.
 
The Gamecocks (3-1) won the first-ever contest between the two programs on the shoulders of double-digit scoring efforts from Jalen Finch, Darian Adams, Brandon Huffman and Juwan Perdue. Finch posted a career-high 17 points, Huffman surpassed his single-game high with 14 points, and Adams and Perdue followed up with 16 and 11, respectively.
 
"I didn't think we were very good today, and I thought we looked tired, but I thought Jalen Finch was good for us," head coach Ray Harper said. "He executes whatever we're trying to do and makes it easy for me. He's only going to bet better and I'm happy he's with us."
 
The shot caller was 5-for-8 from the field, hit seven of eight free-throw attempts and snuck in seven assists and six rebounds in the win over the Rams (4-2).
 
A tight game at the half with Mobile behind by just three, Jacksonville State pulled away and widened its lead to a game-best 20 points with five minutes to play. JSU held Mobile to 33 points per half, while the Jax State offense blew up for 49 second-half points.
 
Adams saw nine of his 14 points in the second come from the free-throw line. The grad transfer drew seven fouls throughout the contest, while Finch drew five for four trips to the line. In total, JSU shot a season-best 74.2 (23-for-31) from the charity stripe.
 
Jax State led by as many as 11 points with less than eight minutes to play in the opening half, but Mobile rallied back to trail by just three at the break. The Rams hit four 3-pointers in a five-minute span to keep the Gamecocks within reach, ending the first on a seven-point run. UM starting guard Jayven Humphrey was responsible for three triples through the first 20 minutes.
 
Perdue and Demaree King helped Jacksonville State maintain its lead at the horn. The duo each tallied nine points on 100-percent shooting. King was 3-for-3 with three 3's, and Perdue was 4-for-4 from the field with one bucket from long range.
 
At the final horn, the Jax State defense forced 16 turnovers for 22 points, while the offense turned the ball over a season-low eight times.
 
The win gives Jax State its first 3-1 start to a season since 2017-18, and pushes Harper's coaching record at JSU to 83-57 in five seasons. He trails former head coach James Green (eight seasons) by just six victories for the program's spot as the second-winningest Division I coach in Gamecock history. Mike LaPlante (eight seasons) holds the top spot with 95 wins.
 
Jacksonville State takes its talents to South Beach this weekend for a two-game set at Florida International. The Gamecocks and Panthers square off at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4 and Sunday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. Jax State opens the Ohio Valley Conference schedule a week later at Tennessee Tech.
 
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