Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Florida International Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
84 - 79
Ituka scores 29 points, Pierre adds 22 to lead Jacksonville State over FIU 84-79 in 2OT
Jaron Pierre Jr. added 22 points for the Gamecocks (20-10, 12-5 Conference USA). Michael Houge finished with 11 points.
Pierre's layup knotted the score at 73 with 20 seconds left in the first overtime. Ituka made a pair of free throws and hit a 3-pointer to give Jacksonville State an 80-73 lead with 3:17 left in the second extra period. Pierre's two free throws ended the scoring with eight seconds left.
FIU's Jayden Brewer made a layup with about a second left in regulation to force overtime tied 64-all.
The Gamecocks entered a half game back of conference leader Liberty, which hosts Kennesaw State on Sunday.
Jonathan Aybar finished with 19 points, six rebounds, two steals and three blocks for the Panthers (9-20, 3-13). Florida International also got 18 points and seven rebounds from Vianney Salatchoum. Jayden Brewer finished with 11 points.
Jacksonville State has won five of the last six in the series.
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Florida International visits Western Kentucky on Thursday.
Jacksonville State ends its regular season at home against Kennesaw State on Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 79 |
| 4th 0:00 | End of 2nd OT | 84 - 79 |
| 4th 0:02 | Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 79 |
| 4th 0:06 | Jayden Brewer missed Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 79 |
| 4th 0:08 | Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw. | 84 - 79 |
Statistics
 JVST |
 FIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-69 | FG | 29-70 |
| 39.1 | Field Goal % | 41.4 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 27.3 | Three Point % | 20.0 |
| 24-29 | FT | 17-21 |
| 82.8 | Free Throw % | 81.0 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 612 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 12-5 | - | 20-10 |
| Liberty | 11-5 | 0.5 | 23-6 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-5 | 0.5 | 20-9 |
| New Mexico State | 9-7 | 2.5 | 16-13 |
| Kennesaw State | 9-8 | 3 | 17-13 |
| Louisiana Tech | 8-8 | 3.5 | 19-10 |
| UTEP | 7-9 | 4.5 | 17-12 |
| Western Kentucky | 7-9 | 4.5 | 16-13 |
| Sam Houston | 4-12 | 7.5 | 11-18 |
| Florida International | 3-13 | 8.5 | 9-20 |