Nicholson's 20 lead Jacksonville State past Western Kentucky 73-67
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Mason Nicholson's 20 points helped Jacksonville State defeat Western Kentucky 73-67 on Thursday night.
Nicholson also contributed 12 rebounds and three blocks for the Gamecocks (9-6, 1-1 Conference USA). Quel'Ron House scored 14 points and added nine rebounds and seven assists. Jaron Pierre Jr. went 5 of 18 from the field (1 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.
Enoch Kalambay finished with 24 points for the Hilltoppers (10-6, 1-2). Julius Thedford added 17 points.
House scored eight points in the first half and Jacksonville State went into halftime trailing 27-24. Nicholson scored 14 second-half points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Gamecocks gains possession) | Â | |
19:36 | Â | Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:34 | Â | Don McHenry defensive rebound | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Don McHenry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:24 | Â | Mason Nicholson defensive rebound | Â | |
19:15 | +2 | Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
19:01 | Â | Quel'Ron House shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul) | Â | |
19:01 | +1 | Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 | |
19:01 | +1 | Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 | |
18:38 | Â | Don McHenry personal foul | Â | |
18:35 | +2 | Mason Nicholson makes two point hook shot (Quel'Ron House assists) | 4-2 | |
18:27 | +2 | Enoch Kalambay makes two point layup (Don McHenry assists) | 4-4 | |
17:55 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:54 | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â | |
17:54 | Â | Mason Nicholson personal foul | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses two point layup | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
17:35 | +2 | Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot | 6-4 | |
17:16 | +3 | Julius Thedford makes three point jump shot | 6-7 | |
16:58 | +2 | Quel'Ron House makes two point layup | 8-7 | |
16:34 | +3 | Enoch Kalambay makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists) | 8-10 | |
16:15 | Â | Enoch Kalambay blocks Mason Nicholson's two point layup | Â | |
16:13 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
16:03 | +2 | Jalen Jackson makes two point layup | 8-12 | |
15:38 | +2 | Mason Nicholson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Quel'Ron House assists) | 10-12 | |
15:19 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:17 | Â | Gamecocks defensive rebound | Â | |
15:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:55 | +3 | Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Quel'Ron House assists) | 13-12 | |
14:36 | Â | Koree Cotton shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul) | Â | |
14:36 | +1 | Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 13-13 | |
14:36 | Â | Julius Thedford misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | Â | |
14:36 | +1 | Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 13-14 | |
14:25 | Â | Quel'Ron House turnover (lost ball) (Khristian Lander steals) | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul) | Â | |
14:21 | +1 | Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-15 | |
14:21 | +1 | Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-16 | |
13:59 | +2 | Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot | 15-16 | |
13:34 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:11 | +2 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot | 17-16 | |
12:57 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi misses two point hook shot | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive foul | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
12:20 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:18 | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â | |
11:58 | Â | Khristian Lander personal foul | Â | |
11:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Koree Cotton turnover (Don McHenry steals) | Â | |
11:39 | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Koree Cotton defensive rebound | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Braxton Bayless defensive rebound | Â | |
10:59 | +3 | Enoch Kalambay makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists) | 17-19 | |
10:40 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi blocks Michael Houge's two point layup | Â | |
10:38 | Â | Koree Cotton offensive rebound | Â | |
10:35 | Â | Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:33 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | Â | |
10:24 | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Koree Cotton defensive rebound | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi blocks Mason Nicholson's two point jump shot | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â | |
9:47 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:45 | Â | Mason Nicholson defensive rebound | Â | |
9:38 | Â | Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:36 | Â | Michael Houge offensive rebound | Â | |
9:26 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul) | Â | |
9:26 | +1 | Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-19 | |
9:26 | Â | Jao Ituka misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
9:26 | Â | Gamecocks offensive rebound | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Jao Ituka turnover (lost ball) (Don McHenry steals) | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Don McHenry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:56 | Â | Julius Thedford offensive rebound | Â | |
8:56 | Â | Don McHenry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Koree Cotton defensive rebound | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Julius Thedford steals) | Â | |
8:25 | +2 | Julius Thedford makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists) | 18-21 | |
7:51 | Â | Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:49 | Â | Quel'Ron House offensive rebound | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi blocks Quel'Ron House's two point layup | Â | |
7:44 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
7:37 | Â | Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:35 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
7:07 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:05 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Don McHenry misses two point layup | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Koree Cotton defensive rebound | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Koree Cotton misses two point layup | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi personal foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
6:27 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Mason Nicholson misses two point layup | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Mason Nicholson offensive rebound | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Mason Nicholson misses two point layup | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
6:04 | Â | Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Mason Nicholson blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point jump shot | Â | |
5:49 | Â | Mason Nicholson defensive rebound | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:40 | Â | Khristian Lander defensive rebound | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Quel'Ron House defensive rebound | Â | |
5:27 | +2 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot | 20-21 | |
5:18 | +2 | Enoch Kalambay makes two point jump shot | 20-23 | |
5:08 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:06 | Â | Julius Thedford defensive rebound | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Koree Cotton defensive rebound | Â | |
4:36 | +2 | Koree Cotton makes two point layup | 22-23 | |
4:14 | Â | Jalen Jackson misses two point layup | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Mason Nicholson defensive rebound | Â | |
4:04 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:02 | Â | Hilltoppers defensive rebound | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:48 | Â | Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Blaise Keita personal foul (Iaroslav Niagu draws the foul) | Â | |
3:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â | |
2:59 | +2 | Don McHenry makes two point layup | 22-25 | |
2:40 | Â | Braxton Bayless personal foul | Â | |
2:40 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â | |
2:31 | +2 | Don McHenry makes two point jump shot | 22-27 | |
2:12 | Â | Michael Houge misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Braxton Bayless defensive rebound | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â | |
1:35 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:33 | Â | Khristian Lander defensive rebound | Â | |
1:20 | Â | Iaroslav Niagu personal foul | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Blaise Keita misses two point hook shot | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Michael Houge defensive rebound | Â | |
0:57 | +2 | Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Quel'Ron House assists) | 24-27 | |
0:39 | Â | Mason Nicholson blocks Don McHenry's two point jump shot | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Quel'Ron House defensive rebound | Â | |
0:32 | Â | Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Mason Nicholson offensive rebound | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:24 | Â | Braxton Bayless defensive rebound | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Hilltoppers 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |