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Nicholson's 20 lead Jacksonville State past Western Kentucky 73-67

AP
Jan 09, 2025

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

1st Half
JVST
Gamecocks
24
WKU
Hilltoppers
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Gamecocks gains possession)
19:36		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
19:34		Don McHenry defensive rebound
19:26		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
19:24		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
19:15	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:01		Quel'Ron House shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul)
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		Don McHenry personal foul
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		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:54		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
17:54		Mason Nicholson personal foul
17:44		Enoch Kalambay misses two point layup
17:42		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
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		Enoch Kalambay blocks Mason Nicholson's two point layup
16:13		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
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		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
15:17		Gamecocks defensive rebound
15:17		TV timeout
14:55	+3	Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Quel'Ron House assists)	13-12
14:36		Koree Cotton shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul)
14:36	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 3	13-13
14:36		Julius Thedford misses regular free throw 2 of 3
14:36	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 3 of 3	13-14
14:25		Quel'Ron House turnover (lost ball) (Khristian Lander steals)
14:21		Jaron Pierre Jr. shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
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		Tyrone Marshall Jr. turnover (bad pass)
13:11	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	17-16
12:57		Leeroy Odiahi misses two point hook shot
12:55		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
12:40		Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive foul
12:40		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
12:20		Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot
12:18		Michael Houge defensive rebound
11:58		Khristian Lander personal foul
11:58		TV timeout
11:45		Koree Cotton turnover (Don McHenry steals)
11:39		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
11:37		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
11:37		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
11:35		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
10:59	+3	Enoch Kalambay makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	17-19
10:40		Leeroy Odiahi blocks Michael Houge's two point layup
10:38		Koree Cotton offensive rebound
10:35		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
10:33		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
10:24		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
10:22		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
9:59		Leeroy Odiahi blocks Mason Nicholson's two point jump shot
9:57		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
9:47		Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot
9:45		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
9:38		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
9:36		Michael Houge offensive rebound
9:26		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
9:26	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-19
9:26		Jao Ituka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:26		Gamecocks offensive rebound
9:13		Jao Ituka turnover (lost ball) (Don McHenry steals)
8:58		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
8:56		Julius Thedford offensive rebound
8:56		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
8:54		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
8:30		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Julius Thedford steals)
8:25	+2	Julius Thedford makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists)	18-21
7:51		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
7:49		Quel'Ron House offensive rebound
7:46		Leeroy Odiahi blocks Quel'Ron House's two point layup
7:44		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
7:37		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
7:35		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
7:07		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:05		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
6:36		Don McHenry misses two point layup
6:34		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
6:27		Koree Cotton misses two point layup
6:27		Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound
6:27		Leeroy Odiahi personal foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
6:27		TV timeout
6:23		Mason Nicholson misses two point layup
6:21		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
6:08		Mason Nicholson misses two point layup
6:06		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound
6:04		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
5:51		Mason Nicholson blocks Tyrone Marshall Jr.'s two point jump shot
5:49		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
5:42		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
5:40		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
5:35		Khristian Lander misses two point jump shot
5:33		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
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		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:06		Julius Thedford defensive rebound
4:51		Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot
4:49		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
4:36	+2	Koree Cotton makes two point layup	22-23
4:14		Jalen Jackson misses two point layup
4:12		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
4:04		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:02		Hilltoppers defensive rebound
3:50		Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot
3:48		Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound
3:47		Blaise Keita personal foul (Iaroslav Niagu draws the foul)
3:47		TV timeout
3:26		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
3:24		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	22-25
2:40		Braxton Bayless personal foul
2:40		Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (traveling)
2:31	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	22-27
2:12		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
2:10		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
1:51		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
1:49		Michael Houge defensive rebound
1:35		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:33		Khristian Lander defensive rebound
1:20		Iaroslav Niagu personal foul
1:07		Blaise Keita misses two point hook shot
1:05		Michael Houge defensive rebound
0:57	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Quel'Ron House assists)	24-27
0:39		Mason Nicholson blocks Don McHenry's two point jump shot
0:37		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
0:32		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
0:30		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
0:26		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
0:24		Braxton Bayless defensive rebound
0:23		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
0:04		Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot
0:02		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
JVST
Gamecocks
49
WKU
Hilltoppers
40

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
19:39		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
19:29		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Tyrone Marshall Jr. steals)
19:21		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
19:19		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
19:06		Tyrone Marshall Jr. shooting foul (Quel'Ron House draws the foul)
19:06	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-27
19:06	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-27
18:42	+2	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point layup (Enoch Kalambay assists)	26-29
18:24	+2	Koree Cotton makes two point layup (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists)	28-29
18:16		Koree Cotton personal foul
18:01	+3	Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists)	28-32
17:35	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	30-32
17:35		Enoch Kalambay shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
17:35	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-32
17:17		Koree Cotton shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul)
17:17		Julius Thedford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:17	+1	Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-33
17:01		Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
16:54		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:52		Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound
16:42		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
16:40		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
16:34	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	33-33
16:22	+2	Don McHenry makes two point layup	33-35
16:15		Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
16:15		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:15		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:15		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
16:06		Mason Nicholson blocks Leeroy Odiahi's two point hook shot
16:04		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
15:57		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
15:57		Leeroy Odiahi offensive rebound
15:57		Jao Ituka personal foul
15:57		TV timeout
15:49		Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot
15:47		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
15:32		Tyrone Marshall Jr. personal foul (Iaroslav Niagu draws the foul)
15:27	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point layup	35-35
15:06	+3	Enoch Kalambay makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists)	35-38
14:45		Quel'Ron House misses three point jump shot
14:43		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
14:36		Enoch Kalambay turnover (lost ball) (Marcellus Brigham Jr. steals)
14:26	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point layup	37-38
14:21		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
14:19		Braxton Bayless offensive rebound
14:04		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:02		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
13:53		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:51		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
13:43		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
13:41		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
13:27	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point jump shot	39-38
13:10		Mason Nicholson shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
13:10	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-39
13:10	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-40
12:52	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Quel'Ron House assists)	41-40
12:32	+3	Braxton Bayless makes three point jump shot (Khristian Lander assists)	41-43
12:06		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:04		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
11:57		Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot
11:55		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
11:35		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:33		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
11:22		Tyrone Marshall Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:20		Michael Houge defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	43-43
10:40		Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot
10:38		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
10:21	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point hook shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	45-43
10:00	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point layup	45-45
10:00		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
10:00		TV timeout
9:48		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:46		Michael Houge offensive rebound
9:44		Enoch Kalambay shooting foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
9:44		TV timeout
9:44	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-45
9:44	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-45
9:20		Enoch Kalambay misses two point layup
9:18		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
9:10		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:08		Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound
8:53	+2	Braxton Bayless makes two point layup	47-47
8:28	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point jump shot	49-47
8:11		Iaroslav Niagu blocks Enoch Kalambay's two point jump shot
8:10		Hilltoppers offensive rebound
8:10		Jao Ituka personal foul
8:05		Michael Houge shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul)
8:05		Don McHenry misses regular free throw 1 of 3
8:05	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 3	49-48
8:05	+1	Don McHenry makes regular free throw 3 of 3	49-49
7:51	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	51-49
7:30		Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot
7:28		Gamecocks defensive rebound
7:26		TV timeout
6:57	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point layup	53-49
6:42		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
6:40		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
6:20		Jao Ituka misses two point jump shot
6:18		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
6:18	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup	55-49
6:18		Julius Thedford shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
6:18	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-49
6:02		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
6:00		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
5:36		Quel'Ron House misses three point jump shot
5:34		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound
5:20	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	58-49
5:17		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
5:10		Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot
5:08		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
4:47		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:45		Julius Thedford defensive rebound
4:39		Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-50
4:39	+1	Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-51
4:15	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point hook shot (Quel'Ron House assists)	60-51
4:04		Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot
4:03		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
4:03		Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Quel'Ron House draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-51
4:01	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-51
3:52		Iaroslav Niagu personal foul
3:52		TV timeout
3:52	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-52
3:52	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-53
3:27	+3	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot	65-53
3:18	+3	Julius Thedford makes three point jump shot (Braxton Bayless assists)	65-56
2:43		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
2:41		Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
2:31		Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot
2:29		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
2:18		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Khristian Lander steals)
2:12	+2	Julius Thedford makes two point dunk (Khristian Lander assists)	65-58
2:06	+3	Jao Ituka makes three point jump shot (Quel'Ron House assists)	68-58
1:50	+2	Julius Thedford makes two point layup	68-60
1:33		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:31		Julius Thedford defensive rebound
1:19	+2	Enoch Kalambay makes two point jump shot	68-62
1:19		Mason Nicholson shooting foul (Enoch Kalambay draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Enoch Kalambay makes regular free throw 1 of 1	68-63
1:01		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:52		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
0:50		Marcellus Brigham Jr. offensive rebound
0:46		Enoch Kalambay personal foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-63
0:46	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-63
0:36		Quel'Ron House shooting foul (Jalen Jackson draws the foul)
0:36		Jalen Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:36	+1	Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-64
0:36		Hilltoppers 30 second timeout
0:33		Jalen Jackson personal foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
0:33		Koree Cotton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:33	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-64
0:20	+3	Khristian Lander makes three point jump shot	71-67
0:19		Jalen Jackson personal foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
0:19		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:19	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-67
0:12		Don McHenry misses two point jump shot
0:12		Michael Houge defensive rebound
0:12		Jalen Jackson personal foul (Michael Houge draws the foul)
0:12		Michael Houge misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:12	+1	Michael Houge makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-67
0:08		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
0:06		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound