Ituka scores 18 off the bench, Jacksonville State downs East Carolina 86-78

AP
Nov 21, 2024

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Jao Ituka led Jacksonville State over East Carolina on Thursday night with 18 points off of the bench in an 86-78 victory.

Ituka shot 5 for 10 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Gamecocks (4-1). Jaron Pierre Jr. added 16 points while shooting 4 of 10 from the field and 7 for 11 from the line while he also had six rebounds and six assists. Michael Houge had 15 points and shot 6 of 11 from the field and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line.

RJ Felton led the Pirates (4-1) in scoring, finishing with 20 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. C.J. Walker added 20 points and seven rebounds for East Carolina. Yann Farell also had 12 points.

Ituka scored 10 points in the first half and Jacksonville State went into halftime trailing 39-37. Jacksonville State used a 13-2 second-half run to take the lead at 71-66 with 3:52 remaining. Houge scored 12 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
ECU
Pirates
39
JVST
Gamecocks
37

Time		Play	Score
19:59		(Pirates gains possession)
19:48		Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot
19:46		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
19:23		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals)
19:18		Jordan Riley misses two point layup
19:16		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
19:09	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:57		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
18:55		Gamecocks defensive rebound
18:29		Koree Cotton misses two point layup
18:27		Cam Hayes defensive rebound
18:08		RJ Felton misses two point layup
18:06		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
17:47		Cam Hayes shooting foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
17:47	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
17:47	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
17:31		RJ Felton turnover (lost ball) (Koree Cotton steals)
17:21		Trevion LaBeaux shooting foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul)
17:21	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-5
17:21	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-6
17:00	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point jump shot	2-6
16:32		Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (traveling)
16:16		Yann Farell misses two point jump shot
16:14		Michael Houge defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-8
15:53	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	4-8
15:53		Koree Cotton shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:53	+1	Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-8
15:36	+3	Jao Ituka makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	5-11
15:19		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
15:17		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
14:59		Jao Ituka turnover (lost ball)
14:33	+2	Julien Soumaoro makes two point layup	7-11
14:15		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:13		RJ Felton defensive rebound
13:59	+3	Yann Farell makes three point jump shot (Julien Soumaoro assists)	10-11
13:34	+3	Jao Ituka makes three point jump shot (Michael Houge assists)	10-14
13:21	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Yann Farell assists)	13-14
13:01		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
12:59		Julien Soumaoro defensive rebound
12:43	+3	Julien Soumaoro makes three point jump shot (Jayshayne Woodard assists)	16-14
12:20		Jayshayne Woodard shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
12:20		Jao Ituka misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:20	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-15
12:03		Cyr Malonga misses two point layup
12:01		Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound
11:49		Michael Houge misses two point layup
11:47		Cyr Malonga defensive rebound
11:37		Yann Farell misses three point jump shot
11:35		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
11:20		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
11:18		Michael Houge offensive rebound
11:14		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
11:12		Jamar Franklin offensive rebound
11:04		Jamar Franklin turnover (traveling)
11:03		TV timeout
10:42		C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot
10:40		Gamecocks defensive rebound
10:22	+2	Michael Houge makes two point jump shot (Iaroslav Niagu assists)	16-17
10:22		Trevion LaBeaux shooting foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
10:22	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-18
10:11	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists)	19-18
9:53		Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot
9:51		Michael Houge offensive rebound
9:47		RJ Felton blocks Michael Houge's two point layup
9:45		Michael Houge offensive rebound
9:41	+2	Koree Cotton makes two point layup (Iaroslav Niagu assists)	19-20
9:32	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Yann Farell assists)	22-20
9:19		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (RJ Felton steals)
9:13	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup	24-20
8:45		RJ Felton personal foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
8:45		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:45	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-21
8:40		Julien Soumaoro turnover (bad pass)
8:20	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup (Jamar Franklin assists)	24-23
8:06	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point layup	26-23
7:42		Jamar Franklin misses two point layup
7:40		Jordan Riley defensive rebound
7:36	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	28-23
7:13		Koree Cotton turnover
7:13		TV timeout
7:02		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
7:00		Jordan Riley offensive rebound
6:55		Jordan Riley misses two point tip layup
6:53		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
6:52	+3	Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	28-26
6:13	+2	C.J. Walker makes two point layup	30-26
6:13		Mason Nicholson shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
6:13	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-26
5:59		Koree Cotton misses two point layup
5:57		Pirates defensive rebound
5:27		Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot
5:25		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
5:13	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point layup (Jao Ituka assists)	31-28
5:06		Jordan Riley turnover (bad pass) (Marcellus Brigham Jr. steals)
4:42	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point layup	31-30
4:28		Mason Nicholson shooting foul (C.J. Walker draws the foul)
4:28		C.J. Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:28	+1	C.J. Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-30
4:09		Jayshayne Woodard shooting foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-31
4:09	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-32
3:38		Cam Hayes misses two point pullup jump shot
3:36		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
3:22		Cam Hayes shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
3:22		TV timeout
3:22	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-33
3:22	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-34
3:03		C.J. Walker misses two point layup
3:01		Jamar Franklin defensive rebound
2:40		Jao Ituka misses two point jump shot
2:38		Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound
2:35		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point tip layup
2:34		Iaroslav Niagu offensive rebound
2:34	+2	Iaroslav Niagu makes two point layup	32-36
2:19		Iaroslav Niagu blocks RJ Felton's two point layup
2:17		RJ Felton offensive rebound
2:14	+3	Yann Farell makes three point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)	35-36
2:12		Pirates 30 second timeout
1:50		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
1:48		Yann Farell defensive rebound
1:29	+2	Jordan Riley makes two point layup	37-36
1:19		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:54		RJ Felton shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
0:54		Jao Ituka misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:54	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-37
0:39		Cam Hayes misses two point layup
0:37		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
0:12		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
0:10		C.J. Walker defensive rebound
0:07		Jao Ituka personal foul
0:01	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup	39-37
0:00		End of period

Ituka scores 18 off the bench, Jacksonville State downs East Carolina 86-78

1st Half ECUPirates39JVSTGamecocks37

1st Half
ECU
Pirates
39
JVST
Gamecocks
37