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Pierre's 22 lead Jacksonville State over Eastern Kentucky 91-80

AP
Dec 21, 2024

BEREA, Ky. (AP) Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 22 points as Jacksonville State beat Eastern Kentucky 91-80 on Saturday.

Pierre shot 8 of 15 from the field and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Gamecocks (7-5). Jamar Franklin scored 16 points while going 6 of 13 (4 for 7 from 3-point range). Marcellus Brigham Jr. shot 3 for 7 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.

The Colonels (6-6) were led by Devontae Blanton, who posted 36 points and two steals. George Kimble III added 18 points for Eastern Kentucky. Turner Buttry had eight points.

Pierre's dunk with 9:13 remaining in the second half gave Jacksonville State the lead for good at 64-62.

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1st Half
JVST
Gamecocks
33
EKY
Colonels
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mason Nicholson vs. Montavious Myrick (Mason Nicholson gains possession)
19:38		Montavious Myrick blocks Marcellus Brigham Jr.'s two point layup
19:36		Montavious Myrick defensive rebound
19:31		Jaron Pierre Jr. shooting foul (Devontae Blanton draws the foul)
19:31		Devontae Blanton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:31	+1	Devontae Blanton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-1
19:07		Jamar Franklin misses two point jump shot
19:05		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
19:01		Jump ball. Mason Nicholson vs. Jackson Holt (Colonels gains possession)
19:01		Mason Nicholson turnover (lost ball) (Jackson Holt steals)
18:35		George Kimble III misses two point jump shot
18:33		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
18:16		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:14		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
18:08		Mayar Wol blocks Mason Nicholson's two point layup
18:06		Jackson Holt defensive rebound
17:46		Jackson Holt misses two point jump shot
17:44		Montavious Myrick offensive rebound
17:41	+2	Montavious Myrick makes two point layup	0-3
17:19		Montavious Myrick shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
17:19	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-3
17:19		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:19		Yvens Paul defensive rebound
17:04		George Kimble III misses two point jump shot
17:02		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
16:41	+3	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	4-3
16:26		Jackson Holt misses three point jump shot
16:21		Gamecocks defensive rebound
16:02	+3	Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists)	7-3
15:50		Devontae Blanton misses three point jump shot
15:48		Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound
15:31		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jackson Holt steals)
15:25	+2	George Kimble III makes two point driving layup (Jackson Holt assists)	7-5
15:11		TV timeout
15:03		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
15:01		Jamar Franklin offensive rebound
14:42		Yvens Paul shooting foul (Iaroslav Niagu draws the foul)
14:42		Iaroslav Niagu misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:42	+1	Iaroslav Niagu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-5
14:29	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point jump shot (George Kimble III assists)	8-7
14:10		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
14:08		Iaroslav Niagu offensive rebound
14:02		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
14:00		Iaroslav Niagu offensive rebound
13:59		Yvens Paul blocks Jao Ituka's two point jump shot
13:57		Colonels defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point jump shot	8-9
13:34		Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
13:32		Koree Cotton offensive rebound
13:29		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
13:27		Cyril Martynov defensive rebound
13:18	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	8-11
12:48		Cyril Martynov shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
12:48		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:48	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-11
12:37		Jackson Holt turnover (bad pass) (Quel'Ron House steals)
12:30		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:29		Michael Houge offensive rebound
12:27		Michael Houge misses two point layup
12:25		Devontae Blanton defensive rebound
12:24		Mason Nicholson shooting foul (Turner Buttry draws the foul)
12:24		Turner Buttry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:24	+1	Turner Buttry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-12
12:03	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup (Quel'Ron House assists)	11-12
11:54		Quel'Ron House shooting foul (George Kimble III draws the foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:54	+1	George Kimble III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-13
11:54	+1	George Kimble III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-14
11:37		Tyler Andrews blocks Mason Nicholson's two point layup
11:35		Jackson Holt defensive rebound
11:29		Turner Buttry misses three point jump shot
11:27		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
11:13	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	13-14
10:55		George Kimble III misses two point jump shot
10:53		Cyril Martynov offensive rebound
10:50		Michael Houge blocks Cyril Martynov's two point layup
10:48		Michael Houge defensive rebound
10:42	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-14
10:29		Jackson Holt misses three point jump shot
10:28		Tyler Andrews offensive rebound
10:28		Tyler Andrews misses two point layup
10:26		Tyler Andrews offensive rebound
10:26		Jao Ituka shooting foul (Tyler Andrews draws the foul)
10:26	+1	Tyler Andrews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-15
10:26	+1	Tyler Andrews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-16
10:07		Turner Buttry personal foul (Quel'Ron House draws the foul)
10:04		Quel'Ron House turnover (bad pass) (Devontae Blanton steals)
9:49	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point jump shot	15-18
9:22		George Kimble III personal foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
9:13	+3	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Iaroslav Niagu assists)	18-18
8:49	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point jump shot	18-20
8:27		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:25		Montavious Myrick defensive rebound
8:08		Devontae Blanton misses two point jump shot
8:06		Montavious Myrick offensive rebound
8:05		Jump ball. Montavious Myrick vs. Marcellus Brigham Jr. (Gamecocks gains possession)
8:05		Montavious Myrick turnover (lost ball) (Marcellus Brigham Jr. steals)
7:49		Iaroslav Niagu turnover (bad pass) (George Kimble III steals)
7:44	+2	Montavious Myrick makes two point dunk (George Kimble III assists)	18-22
7:32		Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot
7:30		Jamar Franklin offensive rebound
7:24	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point layup	20-22
7:16		George Kimble III turnover (bad pass)
7:16		TV timeout
7:00		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point driving layup
6:58		Iaroslav Niagu offensive rebound
6:57	+2	Iaroslav Niagu makes two point tip layup	22-22
6:46	+3	George Kimble III makes three point jump shot	22-25
6:28		Koree Cotton misses two point jump shot
6:26		Montavious Myrick defensive rebound
5:59		George Kimble III misses three point jump shot
5:57		Turner Buttry offensive rebound
5:54		Mayar Wol misses three point jump shot
5:52		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
5:33		Jamar Franklin turnover (bad pass) (Montavious Myrick steals)
5:20	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point turnaround jump shot	22-27
4:50	+3	Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists)	25-27
4:30		George Kimble III misses three point jump shot
4:28		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
4:21		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:19		Montavious Myrick defensive rebound
4:03		Devontae Blanton misses two point layup
4:02		Colonels offensive rebound
3:57		George Kimble III misses three point jump shot
3:55		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
3:48		Devontae Blanton shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-27
3:48		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:48		Mayar Wol defensive rebound
3:29	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point jump shot	26-29
3:09		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jackson Holt steals)
3:03	+2	Mayar Wol makes two point dunk (Jackson Holt assists)	26-31
2:42		Yvens Paul blocks Jaron Pierre Jr.'s two point layup
2:40		Koree Cotton offensive rebound
2:33		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
2:31		Jackson Holt defensive rebound
2:27		Mayar Wol misses three point jump shot
2:25		Michael Houge defensive rebound
2:11		Michael Houge misses two point jump shot
2:09		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
2:04	+3	Jao Ituka makes three point jump shot (Mason Nicholson assists)	29-31
2:01		Colonels 30 second timeout
1:45		Jackson Holt misses three point jump shot
1:43		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
1:22	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	31-31
1:05	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point driving finger roll layup	31-33
0:47		Jackson Holt shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-33
0:47	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-33
0:32		Mason Nicholson blocks Devontae Blanton's two point jump shot
0:30		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
0:24		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:03		Quel'Ron House turnover (lost ball) (Jackson Holt steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
JVST
Gamecocks
58
EKY
Colonels
47

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+3	Jackson Holt makes three point jump shot (Devontae Blanton assists)	33-36
19:24		Jamar Franklin misses two point jump shot
19:22		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
19:18		Montavious Myrick blocks Mason Nicholson's two point layup
19:16		George Kimble III defensive rebound
18:58	+3	Devontae Blanton makes three point jump shot	33-39
18:42		Montavious Myrick shooting foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
18:42	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-39
18:42	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-39
18:32		Jackson Holt misses three point jump shot
18:30		Devontae Blanton offensive rebound
18:23		Devontae Blanton misses two point jump shot
18:21		Montavious Myrick offensive rebound
18:19		Koree Cotton personal foul (Montavious Myrick draws the foul)
18:16	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point jump shot	35-41
17:55		Jamar Franklin misses two point layup
17:53		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
17:47		Mason Nicholson misses two point layup
17:45		Jackson Holt defensive rebound
17:42		George Kimble III misses two point layup
17:40		Montavious Myrick offensive rebound
17:39	+2	Montavious Myrick makes two point layup	35-43
17:27	+3	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Koree Cotton assists)	38-43
17:17	+2	George Kimble III makes two point driving finger roll layup	38-45
16:58		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:56		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
16:47	+3	Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	41-45
16:20	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point pullup jump shot	41-47
16:06		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
16:06		TV timeout
15:50		George Kimble III personal foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
15:50		TV timeout
15:40		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
15:38		George Kimble III defensive rebound
15:16		Mayar Wol misses three point jump shot
15:14		Michael Houge defensive rebound
15:07	+3	Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot	44-47
14:46	+2	Jackson Holt makes two point jump shot	44-49
14:14	+2	Michael Houge makes two point floating jump shot (Koree Cotton assists)	46-49
13:53		George Kimble III misses three point jump shot
13:51		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
13:41		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:39		Michael Houge offensive rebound
13:36	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	48-49
13:27		George Kimble III misses two point layup
13:25		Mayar Wol offensive rebound
13:25	+2	Mayar Wol makes two point layup	48-51
13:25		Michael Houge shooting foul (Mayar Wol draws the foul)
13:25	+1	Mayar Wol makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-52
13:17		Jamar Franklin misses two point driving layup
13:16		Michael Houge offensive rebound
13:16		Devontae Blanton shooting foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
13:16	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-52
13:16		Michael Houge misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:16		Yvens Paul defensive rebound
13:08	+3	Devontae Blanton makes three point jump shot	49-55
12:45	+2	Jamar Franklin makes two point stepback jump shot	51-55
12:15		Tyler Andrews misses three point jump shot
12:13		Jamar Franklin defensive rebound
12:02		Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot
11:58		Colonels defensive rebound
11:58		TV timeout
11:45		Devontae Blanton misses two point jump shot
11:43		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
11:32	+3	Jao Ituka makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	54-55
11:14	+3	Turner Buttry makes three point jump shot (Devontae Blanton assists)	54-58
11:14		Jamar Franklin shooting foul (Turner Buttry draws the foul)
11:14	+1	Turner Buttry makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-59
11:01	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup	56-59
10:40	+3	George Kimble III makes three point jump shot (Devontae Blanton assists)	56-62
10:08		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
10:06		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
10:01	+3	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jao Ituka assists)	59-62
9:44		Devontae Blanton misses two point jump shot
9:42		Michael Houge defensive rebound
9:30	+3	Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Michael Houge assists)	62-62
9:17		Turner Buttry turnover (lost ball) (Jaron Pierre Jr. steals)
9:13	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point driving dunk	64-62
9:13		Colonels 30 second timeout
8:59		Mason Nicholson blocks George Kimble III's two point layup
8:57		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Michael Houge makes two point dunk (Mason Nicholson assists)	66-62
8:32		George Kimble III turnover (lost ball) (Michael Houge steals)
8:25		Michael Houge misses two point jump shot
8:23		Tyler Andrews defensive rebound
8:16		Devontae Blanton misses two point jump shot
8:14		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
7:53	+2	Michael Houge makes two point dunk (Mason Nicholson assists)	68-62
7:33		Turner Buttry misses three point jump shot
7:31		Michael Houge defensive rebound
7:15	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	70-62
7:15		Turner Buttry shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
7:15		TV timeout
7:15	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	71-62
6:59		Tyler Andrews misses three point jump shot
6:57		Montavious Myrick offensive rebound
6:55		Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul (Montavious Myrick draws the foul)
6:49	+3	Turner Buttry makes three point jump shot (Montavious Myrick assists)	71-65
6:18		Montavious Myrick shooting foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul)
6:18	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-65
6:18	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-65
6:00		Turner Buttry misses three point jump shot
5:55		Gamecocks defensive rebound
5:48	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	75-65
5:39	+2	George Kimble III makes two point pullup jump shot	75-67
5:32		Colonels 30 second timeout
5:11	+3	Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists)	78-67
4:58		Devontae Blanton misses three point jump shot
4:56		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
4:54		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive foul
4:54		Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
4:45	+2	Devontae Blanton makes two point jump shot	78-69
4:45		Marcellus Brigham Jr. shooting foul (Devontae Blanton draws the foul)
4:45	+1	Devontae Blanton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	78-70
4:34		Mason Nicholson misses two point alley-oop layup
4:32		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
4:31	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup	80-70
4:14		Devontae Blanton misses two point jump shot
4:12		Montavious Myrick offensive rebound
4:10		Montavious Myrick misses two point layup
4:08		Michael Houge defensive rebound
4:01	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	82-70
3:49		Jaron Pierre Jr. blocks George Kimble III's two point driving finger roll layup
3:47		Gamecocks defensive rebound
3:47		TV timeout
3:28		Montavious Myrick shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
3:28	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-70
3:28	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-70
3:15		George Kimble III misses three point jump shot
3:13		Jamar Franklin defensive rebound
2:50		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:46		Colonels defensive rebound
2:39		Koree Cotton personal foul (George Kimble III draws the foul)
2:39	+1	George Kimble III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-71
2:39	+1	George Kimble III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-72
2:35		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
2:29		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Devontae Blanton steals)
2:24		Devontae Blanton misses three point jump shot
2:22		Mayar Wol offensive rebound
2:22		Michael Houge personal foul (Devontae Blanton draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Devontae Blanton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-73
2:22	+1	Devontae Blanton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-74
2:00		Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot
1:58		Devontae Blanton defensive rebound
1:58		Michael Houge personal foul (Devontae Blanton draws the foul)
1:58	+1	Devontae Blanton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-75
1:58	+1	Devontae Blanton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-76
1:34		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
1:32		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound
1:18		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:16		Gamecocks offensive rebound
1:11		Tyler Andrews personal foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul)
1:11	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-76
1:11	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-76
1:01		Jaron Pierre Jr. shooting foul (Devontae Blanton draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Devontae Blanton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-77
1:01	+1	Devontae Blanton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-78
0:58	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point layup (Koree Cotton assists)	88-78
0:58		Jackson Holt shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 1 of 1	89-78
0:51		Devontae Blanton misses three point jump shot
0:49		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
0:42		Gamecocks 60 second timeout
0:40	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup (Koree Cotton assists)	91-78
0:34		George Kimble III misses two point jump shot
0:32		George Kimble III offensive rebound
0:28	+2	George Kimble III makes two point layup	91-80
0:28		Koree Cotton turnover (bad pass)
0:26		Devontae Blanton misses three point jump shot
0:24		Jackson Holt offensive rebound
0:19		Jackson Holt misses three point jump shot
0:17		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
0:12		Jump ball. George Kimble III vs. Jao Ituka (Gamecocks gains possession)
0:00		End of period

Jao Ituka defensive rebound