JSU men: Gamecocks get blitzed in Utah
Dec. 9—After a tough five-game road swing, Jacksonville State's men's basketball team will get to play at home Wednesday.
The Gamecocks won two of the five road games, including Thursday night's 99-58 loss at Utah.
Utah scored the first 19 points until JSU got a 3-pointer from Monzy Jackson with 14:24 to play in the first half. The Utes never led by fewer than 10 points the rest of the way.
Utah (8-2, 2-0 Pac-12) led by 49 with 2:50 to go in the game, but JSU (4-5) closed with an 8-0 run, not allowing the Utes to hit triple-digits.
It should get easier from here, as Reinhardt of the NAIA will visit Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
What to know
—Jackson led JSU with 16 points, as he played 26 minutes off the bench. He added three rebounds.
—Skyelar Potter had 15 points while playing a game-high 38 minutes.
—Demaree King had nine points for JSU. Travis Roberts added eight, and Juwan Perdue pulled down six rebounds.
—Utah outrebounded JSU 42-28 and forced 15 turnovers while giving up only 10. The Utes shot 56 percent from the field, while the Gamecocks finished at 37 percent.
—Branden Carlson had 19 points and eight rebounds for Utah, while Lazar Stefanovic had 20 points off the bench.
Next up
—While the JSU men face Reinhardt (5-6) on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., the JSU women will play the first game of the doubleheader, facing Alabama State at 4:15 p.m.
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