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RICHMOND, Ky. – Sophomore DeAndre Dishman scored a career high 21 points, but the Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball team lost to Jacksonville State University, 68-60, on Saturday at McBrayer Arena.
 
Junior Nick Mayo notched his fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 boards and, in doing so, grabbed his 500^th career rebound. He is only the eighth Colonel ever to score 1,300 points and grab 500 rebounds in a career.
 
Eastern Kentucky (8-13, 2-6 OVC) also got a 20-point effort from freshman Dedric Boyd, who went 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.
 
The Colonels outrebounded the Gamecocks, 44-31.  JSU came into the game with the second-best rebounding margin in the OVC (+6.2).
 
JSU (15-6, 6-2 OVC) was led by Malcolm Drumwright's 20 points. Jason Burnell contributed 15 points and eight rebounds.
 
Eastern rallied behind an 11-0 run in the first half to grab its largest lead of the game, 20-12, when Mayo buried a jumper with 11:52 on the clock. Jacksonville State responded with an 11-2 run of its own and a jumper by Burnell put them up 23-22 with just under five minutes left in the half. A three-pointer by Ashton Spears gave Jacksonville State a 31-26 lead heading into the locker room at halftime.
 
The Gamecock's advantage continued to grow in the second half, with a Burnell three-pointer allowing them to claim their largest lead of the game, 52-39, with 9:40 to play. The Colonels cut the deficit to seven, 63-56, on a pair of Dishman free throws with 1:46 remaining. However, JSU held on for the win.
 
Eastern will be back in action on Thursday when the Colonels travel to Clarksville, Tennessee to face Austin Peay State University. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET.