Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Feb 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
JVST	33	38	71
WKU	28	38	66

Game Recap

Jacksonville State wins 71-66 over Western Kentucky. Iaroslav Niagu's 19 points helped Jacksonville State defeat Western Kentucky 71-66 on Thursday.

Player Stats

JACKSONVILLE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
99Iaroslav Niagu	31	5-12	0-0	9-10	12	1	0	1	2	2	19
2Jacoby Hill	35	2-5	0-2	7-8	7	1	2	0	6	2	11
23Mostapha El Moutaouakkil	20	3-9	0-1	4-7	5	2	0	0	2	4	10
0AC Bryant	37	1-4	0-2	2-2	4	0	1	0	0	3	4
1Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.	22	1-6	1-3	4-4	1	0	0	0	0	1	7
13Emondrek Erkins-Ford	22	4-6	0-1	2-3	5	0	0	1	2	2	10
42Thomas Tut	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
11Jamar Franklin	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Jaye Nash	26	1-2	0-0	8-16	7	2	1	0	4	1	10

TOTAL	-	17-4537.8%	1-911.1%	36-5072.0%	42	6	4	3	16	17	71

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Blaise Keita	18	1-3	0-0	2-2	7	0	2	0	0	4	4
12Armelo Boone	26	5-12	0-3	1-1	3	3	0	0	0	3	11
2LJ Hackman	34	5-11	1-4	6-6	2	2	0	0	2	2	17
6Kade Unseld	32	1-11	1-10	0-0	6	1	1	1	0	4	3
11Terrion Murdix	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	4	0	4	3	0
21Leeroy Odiahi	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
8Grant Newell	23	2-9	1-5	5-7	4	2	0	1	1	5	10
10Cade Stinnett	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5Jack Edelen	8	0-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	2	2	1
4Ryan Myers	27	5-12	4-7	6-6	3	1	0	0	0	3	20
TOTAL	-	19-6230.6%	7-3023.3%	21-2487.5%	29	9	8	2	9	30	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfJVSTWKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Jacksonville State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky.
(19:33) Iaroslav Niagu misses 16-foot jumper.
(19:28) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) Kade Unseld misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:15) AC Bryant Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Jacoby Hill bad pass turnover.
(18:59) Terrion Murdix Steal.
(18:48) Armelo Boone misses 7-foot jumper.
(18:45) AC Bryant Defensive Rebound.
(18:35) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
(18:35) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:35) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:35) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes free throw 2 of 2.
10
(18:24) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(18:24) AC Bryant Steal.
(18:20) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses layup.
(18:17) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Terrion Murdix misses driving layup.
(18:07) Jacoby Hill Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Jacoby Hill bad pass turnover.
(18:04) Blaise Keita Steal.
(17:59) Kade Unseld misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:55) AC Bryant Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Iaroslav Niagu misses layup.
(17:35) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(17:32) Kade Unseld misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(17:27) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:08) Iaroslav Niagu makes 12-foot jumper (Mostapha El Moutaouakkil assists).
30
(17:06) Technical Foul on Terrion Murdix.
(17:06) Terrion Murdix turnover.
(17:06) Technical Foul on Mostapha El Moutaouakkil.
(17:06) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil turnover.
(17:06) Technical Foul on Jacksonville State.
(17:06) Technical Foul on Western Kentucky.
(17:06) team turnover.
(16:51) Foul on Marcus Fitzgerald Jr..
+1 (16:51) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 2.
31
+1 (16:51) LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 2.
32
(16:32) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses driving layup.
(16:29) Grant Newell Defensive Rebound.
(16:22) Foul on Mostapha El Moutaouakkil.
(16:17) LJ Hackman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:13) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Defensive Rebound.
(15:52) Jaye Nash bad pass turnover.
(15:52) Blaise Keita Steal.
(15:44) Ryan Myers misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:41) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Iaroslav Niagu misses layup.
(15:24) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(15:17) Grant Newell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:13) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
(15:12) Blaise Keita misses layup.
(15:08) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
(15:06) Grant Newell misses 8-foot jumper.
(15:02) Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound.
(14:44) Emondrek Erkins-Ford misses 7-foot jumper.
(14:40) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Ryan Myers misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:32) Jaye Nash Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Emondrek Erkins-Ford bad pass turnover.
(14:09) Jack Edelen Steal.
(14:04) Foul on Emondrek Erkins-Ford.
+1 (14:04) Ryan Myers makes free throw 1 of 2.
33
+1 (14:04) Ryan Myers makes free throw 2 of 2.
34
(13:49) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (13:49) Jaye Nash makes free throw 1 of 2.
44
(13:49) Jaye Nash misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:49) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:25) Armelo Boone makes 11-foot jumper.
46
(13:00) Emondrek Erkins-Ford bad pass turnover.
(12:47) Jack Edelen misses 20-foot jumper.
(12:45) Jack Edelen Offensive Rebound.
(12:45) Foul on Thomas Tut.
(12:45) Jack Edelen misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:45) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:45) Jack Edelen makes free throw 2 of 2.
47
(12:30) Foul on Blaise Keita.
+2 (12:23) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
67
(11:59) Foul on Jack Edelen.
(11:59) Jack Edelen turnover.
(11:59) Jaye Nash misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:59) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:59) Jaye Nash makes free throw 2 of 2.
77
+2 (11:49) Jacoby Hill makes layup (Iaroslav Niagu assists).
97
(11:36) LJ Hackman bad pass turnover.
(11:36) Jacoby Hill Steal.
(11:30) Jacoby Hill bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:23) Armelo Boone makes layup (LJ Hackman assists).
99
(11:01) Foul on Kade Unseld.
(11:01) Emondrek Erkins-Ford misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:01) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:55) Grant Newell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Armelo Boone assists).
912
(10:34) Emondrek Erkins-Ford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:31) Iaroslav Niagu Offensive Rebound.
(10:16) Iaroslav Niagu misses 12-foot jumper.
(10:13) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.
(10:07) Kade Unseld misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:03) Jaye Nash Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) Jaye Nash misses driving layup.
(9:57) Foul on Grant Newell.
(9:57) Western Kentucky Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Western Kentucky retains its timeout.
(9:57) Jaye Nash Offensive Rebound.
(9:57) Jaye Nash misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:57) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:57) Jaye Nash makes free throw 2 of 2.
1012
(9:35) Foul on Jamar Franklin.
+1 (9:35) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 3.
1013
+1 (9:35) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 3.
1014
+1 (9:35) Grant Newell makes free throw 3 of 3.
1015
(9:06) Jacoby Hill misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:04) Jacksonville State Offensive Rebound.
(9:01) Foul on LJ Hackman.
+1 (9:01) Jaye Nash makes free throw 1 of 2.
1115
+1 (9:01) Jaye Nash makes free throw 2 of 2.
1215
(8:53) Grant Newell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:51) LJ Hackman Offensive Rebound.
(8:51) Foul on Iaroslav Niagu.
+1 (8:51) Blaise Keita makes free throw 1 of 2.
1216
+1 (8:51) Blaise Keita makes free throw 2 of 2.
1217
+2 (8:26) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes 6-foot hook shot.
1417
(7:58) Armelo Boone misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:53) Jamar Franklin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:45) Jaye Nash makes 6-foot jumper.
1617
(7:22) LJ Hackman misses 9-foot jumper.
(7:22) Thomas Tut Block.
(7:12) Jaye Nash Defensive Rebound.
(7:10) Thomas Tut misses layup.
(7:07) Jaye Nash Offensive Rebound.
(7:02) Foul on Blaise Keita.
+1 (7:02) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes free throw 1 of 2.
1717
+1 (7:02) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes free throw 2 of 2.
1817
(6:38) Grant Newell misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:34) Leeroy Odiahi Offensive Rebound.
(6:33) Leeroy Odiahi misses layup.
(6:30) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:27) Armelo Boone makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
1819
(6:06) Jaye Nash bad pass turnover.
(6:06) Terrion Murdix Steal.
(6:01) Armelo Boone misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:57) Kade Unseld Offensive Rebound.
(5:55) Kade Unseld misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:54) Jacksonville State Defensive Rebound.
(5:46) Foul on Grant Newell.
+1 (5:46) AC Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2.
1919
+1 (5:46) AC Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2.
2019
(5:34) Ryan Myers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:31) Leeroy Odiahi Offensive Rebound.
(5:27) Kade Unseld misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:24) Jaye Nash Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:08) AC Bryant makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
2219
+3 (4:48) Ryan Myers makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kade Unseld assists).
2222
(4:20) AC Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:18) Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Kade Unseld misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:57) Jacoby Hill Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:45) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes 10-foot hook shot.
2422
+3 (3:25) Ryan Myers makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2425
(2:51) Jaye Nash bad pass turnover.
(2:51) Terrion Murdix Steal.
(2:45) Ryan Myers misses layup.
(2:43) Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound.
(2:37) Foul on Ryan Myers.
(2:35) Jaye Nash misses free throw 1 of 3.
(2:35) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:35) Jaye Nash misses free throw 2 of 3.
(2:35) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:35) Jaye Nash misses free throw 3 of 3.
(2:35) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(2:17) Jaye Nash Steal.
(2:09) Foul on Blaise Keita.
+1 (2:09) Iaroslav Niagu makes free throw 1 of 2.
2525
+1 (2:09) Iaroslav Niagu makes free throw 2 of 2.
2625
(1:53) Armelo Boone misses alley oop dunk.
(1:48) Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:37) Iaroslav Niagu makes 4-foot dunk (Jacoby Hill assists).
2825
(1:22) Foul on AC Bryant.
+1 (1:22) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 2.
2826
+1 (1:22) LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 2.
2827
(1:09) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (1:09) Iaroslav Niagu makes free throw 1 of 2.
2927
+1 (1:09) Iaroslav Niagu makes free throw 2 of 2.
3027
(0:54) LJ Hackman misses driving layup.
(0:52) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:44) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaye Nash assists).
3327
(0:25) Foul on Jacoby Hill.
+1 (0:25) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 2.
3328
(0:25) Grant Newell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:24) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Defensive Rebound.
(0:04) Jacoby Hill bad pass turnover.

2nd half

Team Stats

JVST

WKU

71Points66

17-45(37.8%)Field Goal(%)19-62(30.6%)

1-9(11.1%)3-Point(%)7-30(23.3%)

36-50(72.0%)Free Throw(%)21-24(87.5%)

45(13)Rebounds(Offensive)34(12)

6Assists9

4Steals8

3Blocks2

16Turnovers10

18(3)Fouls(Technical)31(3)

7Largest Lead5

Game Details

Thursday, February 5, 2026 · 9:00 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 3,247 (43.2%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: WKU -4.5

over/under: 140.5