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Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Eastern Kentucky shot 65 percent and limited Jacksonville State to 42 percent shooting in an 86-65 road victory on Saturday.

The Colonels (18-9, 8-5 OVC) snapped a two-game losing streak. With its 18th win, Eastern has recorded the winningest two-year stretch in program history. The previous mark of 42 was set in 1945-46 and 1946-47.

Tarius Johnson had a career-high 19 points to lead Eastern. Glenn Cosey finished with 15 points and five assists. Orlando Williams hit three big second half 3-pointers and finished with 14 points.

Darion Rackley scored 19 points for the Gamecocks (10-18, 4-9 OVC).

Eastern used an 8-0 run in the first half to create some space. A lay-up and three-pointer by freshman Isaac McGlone capped the run and turned a three-point lead into an 11-point advantage, 29-18, with 4:31 showing on the clock. The Colonels shot 70 percent (14-of-20) in the first half and led by 10, 41-31, at intermission.

The Colonels opened the second half with a 10-5 run to go up by 15 and remained in control the rest of the way. Cosey got the run going with a three-pointer. Corey Walden also hit a trey. Johnson's basket finished it off and put Eastern ahead 51-36 with 17:35 left to play.

Back-to-back three-pointers by Williams and a bucket from Walden stretched the lead to 21, 64-43. Cosey's old-fashioned three-point play with 6:41 remaining stretched the margin to 24, 73-49. Eastern took its largest lead of 29, 82-53, on bucket by Jeff Johnson.

EKU committed only two fewer turnovers but out-scored JSU 22-11 off turnovers.

The Colonels will have a week off from game action. EKU plays at Austin Peay on Saturday. Tip-off in Clarksville, Tenn., is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET.

NOTES
EKU is 10-1 this season when scoring 80-plus. The Colonels are 46-7 under Jeff Neubauer when scoring 80 or more

EKU has won eight straight games against Jacksonville State.

Eastern Kentucky is 14-0 this season when holding opponents under 70 points. The Colonels are 4-9 when allowing 70 or more.

The game featured the top two teams in the OVC in scoring defense. EKU was second at 70.2 points and JSU was first at 68.8 points per game.

Jacksonville State entered the game with the second worst field goal percentage (42.5 percent) in the conference. The Gamecocks shot 42 percent on Saturday.

Eastern's Corey Walden had 12 steals combined in his team's previous four games. He had two steals on Saturday against Jacksonville State.

Eastern Kentucky now leads the all-time series 15-7. The Colonels are 5-7 in games played in Jacksonville.