Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Jan 9, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
JVST	24	49	73
WKU	27	40	67

Game Recap

Nicholson's 20 lead Jacksonville State past Western Kentucky 73-67. Mason Nicholson's 20 points helped Jacksonville State defeat Western Kentucky 73-67 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

JACKSONVILLE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
50Mason Nicholson	29	9-13	0-0	2-4	12	0	0	3	0	3	20
4Marcellus Brigham Jr.	30	2-4	0-2	0-0	8	1	1	0	1	1	4
2Quel'Ron House	37	5-11	0-2	4-4	9	7	0	0	1	2	14
3Koree Cotton	22	3-8	1-5	3-4	6	0	0	0	1	3	10
5Jaron Pierre Jr.	35	5-18	1-7	1-2	3	3	0	0	4	2	12
6Michael Houge	15	0-2	0-1	3-4	7	0	0	0	0	1	3
99Iaroslav Niagu	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
10Jao Ituka	23	4-7	1-3	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	10

TOTAL	-	28-6344.4%	3-2015.0%	14-2070.0%	47	11	1	4	8	16	73

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Tyrone Marshall Jr.	33	2-6	1-2	0-0	8	1	1	0	1	2	5
13Julius Thedford	27	5-10	2-7	5-7	4	0	1	0	0	1	17
23Enoch Kalambay	33	7-17	3-6	7-7	5	1	0	1	1	5	24
2Don McHenry	27	3-15	0-4	2-3	1	1	2	0	0	1	8
3Jalen Jackson	19	1-3	0-1	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	3	3
21Leeroy Odiahi	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	3	0	3	0
1Blaise Keita	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Braxton Bayless	23	2-4	1-1	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	1	5
4Khristian Lander	25	1-6	1-5	2-2	2	3	2	0	0	1	5
TOTAL	-	21-6432.8%	8-2630.8%	17-2181.0%	27	10	6	4	2	18	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfJVSTWKU

(19:36) Koree Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:32) Don McHenry Defensive Rebound.
(19:26) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
(19:23) Mason Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:15) Quel'Ron House made Jumper.
20
(19:01) Foul on Quel'Ron House.
+1 (19:01) Julius Thedford made Free Throw.
21
+1 (19:01) Julius Thedford made Free Throw.
22
(18:38) Foul on Don McHenry.
+2 (18:35) Mason Nicholson made Jumper. Assisted by Quel'Ron House.
42
+2 (18:27) Enoch Kalambay made Layup. Assisted by Don McHenry.
44
(17:55) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper.
(17:54) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
(17:54) Foul on Mason Nicholson.
(17:44) Enoch Kalambay missed Layup.
(17:41) Marcellus Brigham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:35) Quel'Ron House made Jumper.
64
+3 (17:16) Julius Thedford made Three Point Jumper.
67
+2 (16:58) Quel'Ron House made Layup.
87
+3 (16:34) Enoch Kalambay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyrone Marshall Jr..
810
(16:15) Mason Nicholson missed Layup.
(16:15) Enoch Kalambay Block.
(16:11) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:03) Jalen Jackson made Layup.
812
+2 (15:38) Mason Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Quel'Ron House.
1012
(15:19) Enoch Kalambay missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:17) Jacksonville State Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:55) Koree Cotton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quel'Ron House.
1312
(14:36) Foul on Koree Cotton.
+1 (14:36) Julius Thedford made Free Throw.
1313
(14:36) Julius Thedford missed Free Throw.
(14:36) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+1 (14:36) Julius Thedford made Free Throw.
1314
(14:25) Quel'Ron House Turnover.
(14:25) Khristian Lander Steal.
(14:21) Foul on Jaron Pierre Jr..
+1 (14:21) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
1315
+1 (14:21) Enoch Kalambay made Free Throw.
1316
+2 (13:59) Quel'Ron House made Jumper.
1516
(13:34) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Turnover.
+2 (13:11) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Jumper.
1716
(12:57) Leeroy Odiahi missed Jumper.
(12:54) Jaron Pierre Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:40) Foul on Jaron Pierre Jr..
(12:40) Jaron Pierre Jr. Turnover.
(12:20) Enoch Kalambay missed Jumper.
(12:17) Michael Houge Defensive Rebound.
(11:58) Foul on Khristian Lander.
(11:45) Koree Cotton Turnover.
(11:45) Don McHenry Steal.
(11:39) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:36) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(11:15) Quel'Ron House missed Jumper.
(11:11) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:59) Enoch Kalambay made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khristian Lander.
1719
(10:40) Michael Houge missed Layup.
(10:40) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
(10:36) Koree Cotton Offensive Rebound.
(10:35) Jao Ituka missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:31) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
(10:24) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:20) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(9:59) Mason Nicholson missed Jumper.
(9:59) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
(9:55) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
(9:47) Enoch Kalambay missed Jumper.
(9:43) Mason Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(9:38) Koree Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:37) Michael Houge Offensive Rebound.
(9:26) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (9:26) Jao Ituka made Free Throw.
1819
(9:26) Jao Ituka missed Free Throw.
(9:25) Jacksonville State Offensive Rebound.
(9:13) Jao Ituka Turnover.
(9:13) Don McHenry Steal.
(8:58) Don McHenry missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:55) Julius Thedford Offensive Rebound.
(8:43) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
(8:40) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(8:30) Jaron Pierre Jr. Turnover.
(8:30) Julius Thedford Steal.
+2 (8:25) Julius Thedford made Layup. Assisted by Braxton Bayless.
1821
(7:51) Quel'Ron House missed Jumper.
(7:47) Quel'Ron House Offensive Rebound.
(7:46) Quel'Ron House missed Layup.
(7:46) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
(7:39) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Braxton Bayless missed Jumper.
(7:34) Marcellus Brigham Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:07) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:03) Tyrone Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Don McHenry missed Layup.
(6:34) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) Koree Cotton missed Layup.
(6:27) Jaron Pierre Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(6:27) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
(6:23) Mason Nicholson missed Layup.
(6:18) Mason Nicholson missed Layup.
(6:17) Mason Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
(6:06) Marcellus Brigham Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(6:04) Jacksonville State Turnover.
(5:51) Tyrone Marshall Jr. missed Jumper.
(5:51) Mason Nicholson Block.
(5:44) Mason Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Koree Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:38) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Khristian Lander missed Jumper.
(5:32) Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:27) Jaron Pierre Jr. made Jumper.
2021
+2 (5:18) Enoch Kalambay made Jumper.
2023
(5:08) Marcellus Brigham Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:04) Julius Thedford Defensive Rebound.
(4:51) Julius Thedford missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:47) Koree Cotton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:36) Koree Cotton made Layup.
2223
(4:14) Jalen Jackson missed Layup.
(4:12) Mason Nicholson Defensive Rebound.
(4:04) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:01) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Enoch Kalambay missed Jumper.
(3:47) Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound.
(3:47) Foul on Blaise Keita.
(3:26) Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Layup.
(3:23) Enoch Kalambay Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:16) Don McHenry made Layup.
2225
(2:53) Foul on Braxton Bayless.
(2:41) Marcellus Brigham Jr. Turnover.
+2 (2:28) Don McHenry made Jumper.
2227
(2:07) Michael Houge missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:04) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:43) Michael Houge Defensive Rebound.
(1:30) Marcellus Brigham Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:27) Khristian Lander Defensive Rebound.
(1:20) Foul on Iaroslav Niagu.
(1:07) Blaise Keita missed Jumper.
(1:04) Michael Houge Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:57) Mason Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Quel'Ron House.
2427
(0:44) Don McHenry missed Jumper.
(0:44) Mason Nicholson Block.
(0:40) Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound.
(0:34) Jao Ituka missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:31) Mason Nicholson Offensive Rebound.
(0:29) Koree Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:26) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Julius Thedford missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Marcellus Brigham Jr. Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

JVST

WKU

73Points67

28-63(44.4%)Field Goal(%)21-64(32.8%)

3-20(15.0%)3-Point(%)8-26(30.8%)

14-20(70.0%)Free Throw(%)17-21(81.0%)

50(12)Rebounds(Offensive)30(5)

11Assists10

1Steals6

4Blocks4

9Turnovers2

16(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

12Largest Lead5

Game Details

Thursday, January 9, 2025 · 8:00 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 2,823 (37.5%)

tv: ESPN+