Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

FINAL

Feb 18, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
JVST	20	51	71
LT	39	38	77

Player Stats

JACKSONVILLE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
99Iaroslav Niagu	15	1-5	0-0	3-3	6	1	0	0	1	1	5
2Jacoby Hill	21	1-6	0-1	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3
23Mostapha El Moutaouakkil	31	9-15	4-7	5-7	5	1	1	0	3	1	27
0AC Bryant	36	6-12	5-10	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	4	17
1Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.	28	3-9	2-5	0-0	1	1	3	1	1	1	8
13Emondrek Erkins-Ford	28	3-6	0-0	3-6	2	1	2	1	1	5	9
21Aitor Anabitarte	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Toby Nnadozie	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0
11Jamar Franklin	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
3Jaye Nash	26	0-3	0-1	2-2	2	5	2	0	4	2	2
TOTAL	-	23-5740.4%	11-2445.8%	14-2263.6%	23	13	10	3	11	18	71

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	27	4-10	3-6	2-2	10	0	0	1	1	4	13
21Melian Martinez	25	6-7	0-0	1-3	4	0	0	3	1	2	13
0DJ Dudley	35	7-12	4-7	4-6	2	1	0	0	1	2	22
4Jaylen Fenner	23	4-5	0-0	0-2	1	1	1	2	1	0	8
3AJ Bates	39	5-11	0-2	3-4	4	15	3	1	5	0	13
14Will Allen	21	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	4	4
11Kaden Cooper	30	1-5	1-4	1-2	10	5	3	0	4	2	4



TOTAL	-	29-5354.7%	8-2040.0%	11-1957.9%	34	23	8	7	13	14	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfJVSTLT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Louisiana Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Jacksonville State.
(19:38) Jaylen Fenner misses 15-foot jumper.
(19:35) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Defensive Rebound.
(19:24) Jacoby Hill misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:20) Iaroslav Niagu Offensive Rebound.
(19:17) Iaroslav Niagu misses layup.
(19:14) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Melian Martinez bad pass turnover.
(19:00) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Steal.
(18:29) team shot clock turnover .
(18:13) Melian Martinez misses layup.
(18:10) Jaylen Fenner Offensive Rebound.
(17:59) AJ Bates misses layup.
(17:56) Jacoby Hill Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil bad pass turnover.
(17:33) Jaylen Fenner Steal.
+2 (17:29) Jaylen Fenner makes layup (AJ Bates assists).
02
(17:01) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil traveling turnover.
+2 (16:40) Jaylen Fenner makes layup (AJ Bates assists).
04
+3 (16:18) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emondrek Erkins-Ford assists).
34
(15:53) Will Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:49) Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound.
(15:27) Jaye Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:24) Melian Martinez Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:16) Melian Martinez makes 3-foot dunk (AJ Bates assists).
36
(14:45) Iaroslav Niagu misses layup.
(14:45) Melian Martinez Block.
(14:41) Melian Martinez Defensive Rebound.
(14:35) AJ Bates misses 15-foot jumper.
(14:32) Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound.
(14:14) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses 22-foot jumper.
(14:10) Melian Martinez Defensive Rebound.
(14:05) Foul on Iaroslav Niagu.
+3 (13:43) Avery Thomas II makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
39
(13:10) Jaye Nash bad pass turnover.
(13:10) AJ Bates Steal.
(13:05) Avery Thomas II misses layup.
(13:05) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Block.
(13:02) Aitor Anabitarte Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Foul on Will Allen.
(12:58) Jacoby Hill misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:58) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:58) Jacoby Hill misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:57) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Avery Thomas II out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:48) AC Bryant misses 16-foot jumper.
(12:45) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(12:35) DJ Dudley misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:33) Jacksonville State Defensive Rebound.
(12:05) Aitor Anabitarte misses 13-foot jumper.
(12:03) Jaye Nash Offensive Rebound.
(12:02) Jaye Nash misses layup.
(12:02) Avery Thomas II Block.
(11:59) DJ Dudley Defensive Rebound.
(11:58) Foul on Jacoby Hill.
(11:57) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(11:57) Jaye Nash Steal.
(11:54) Foul on DJ Dudley.
(11:54) Jacoby Hill misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:54) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:54) Jacoby Hill makes free throw 2 of 2.
49
(11:24) AJ Bates misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:20) Jacoby Hill Defensive Rebound.
(11:10) Jamar Franklin bad pass turnover.
(11:10) Kaden Cooper Steal.
+2 (11:06) DJ Dudley makes layup (Kaden Cooper assists).
411
(10:42) Jaye Nash bad pass turnover.
(10:42) Kaden Cooper Steal.
(10:39) Kaden Cooper bad pass turnover.
(10:39) Jacoby Hill Steal.
+3 (10:34) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaye Nash assists).
711
+3 (9:53) Avery Thomas II makes 24-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
714
+2 (9:25) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes 11-foot jumper (AC Bryant assists).
914
+3 (8:57) DJ Dudley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kaden Cooper assists).
917
(8:37) Emondrek Erkins-Ford misses 15-foot jumper.
(8:34) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(8:29) Foul on Jamar Franklin.
+3 (8:15) Avery Thomas II makes 25-foot three point jumper (DJ Dudley assists).
920
(7:57) Jacoby Hill misses 14-foot jumper.
(7:55) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(7:38) Avery Thomas II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:34) AC Bryant Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:27) AC Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1220
(7:02) DJ Dudley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:59) Jacksonville State Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Iaroslav Niagu bad pass turnover.
(6:44) AJ Bates Steal.
+2 (6:40) AJ Bates makes layup.
1222
(6:21) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:19) Jacoby Hill Offensive Rebound.
(6:18) Jacoby Hill misses layup.
(6:18) Jaylen Fenner Block.
(6:15) Jacoby Hill Offensive Rebound.
(6:07) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:03) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:01) Jaylen Fenner makes layup (AJ Bates assists).
1224
+2 (5:50) Jacoby Hill makes 12-foot jumper.
1424
+2 (5:20) Melian Martinez makes 9-foot jumper (Jaylen Fenner assists).
1426
(5:06) Foul on Avery Thomas II.
+1 (5:06) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes free throw 1 of 2.
1526
+1 (5:06) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes free throw 2 of 2.
1626
+2 (5:01) Jaylen Fenner makes 5-foot dunk (Kaden Cooper assists).
1628
(4:52) Jacoby Hill misses layup.
(4:52) Jaylen Fenner Block.
(4:49) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:46) AJ Bates makes layup.
1630
(4:20) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil bad pass turnover.
(3:54) AJ Bates misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:50) Jacksonville State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:27) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes layup (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists).
1830
(3:08) Kaden Cooper bad pass turnover.
(3:08) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Steal.
+2 (3:04) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes layup.
2030
(2:32) AJ Bates misses layup.
(2:30) AJ Bates Offensive Rebound.
(2:20) Kaden Cooper misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:17) Jaye Nash Defensive Rebound.
(2:08) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:04) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:58) DJ Dudley makes layup (AJ Bates assists).
2032
(1:27) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses layup.
(1:24) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:24) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses layup.
(1:21) Will Allen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:07) Will Allen makes layup (AJ Bates assists).
2034
(0:50) AC Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:47) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:40) Avery Thomas II makes layup (Kaden Cooper assists).
2036
(0:21) Jaye Nash bad pass turnover.
(0:21) AJ Bates Steal.
+2 (0:06) AJ Bates makes layup.
2038
(0:06) Foul on AC Bryant.
+1 (0:06) AJ Bates makes free throw 1 of 1.
2039
(0:04) Foul on Kaden Cooper.
(0:00) Jacoby Hill misses layup.
(0:00) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

JVST

71Points77

23-57(40.4%)Field Goal(%)29-53(54.7%)

11-24(45.8%)3-Point(%)8-20(40.0%)

14-22(63.6%)Free Throw(%)11-19(57.9%)

29(9)Rebounds(Offensive)36(7)

13Assists23

10Steals8

3Blocks7

12Turnovers15

18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

0Largest Lead21

Game Details

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Thomas Assembly Center · Ruston, LA

attendance: 1,959 (24.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LT -2.5

over/under: 132.5