Pierre's 20 lead Jacksonville State over Sam Houston 70-62

AP
Jan 18, 2025

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) Jaron Pierre Jr.'s 20 points helped Jacksonville State defeat Sam Houston 70-62 on Saturday night.

Pierre shot 6 for 21 (0 for 5 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Gamecocks (11-7, 3-2 Conference USA). Quel'Ron House scored 19 points and added three steals. Michael Houge had 10 points and went 5 of 10 from the field.

Josiah Hammons led the Bearkats (8-11, 1-5) in scoring, finishing with 20 points. Cameron Huefner added 13 points for Sam Houston. Lamar Wilkerson had 12 points and six rebounds.

Houge scored six points in the first half and Jacksonville State went into the break trailing 32-26. Pierre's 18-point second half helped Jacksonville State close out the eight-point victory.

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Both teams play again on Thursday. Jacksonville State visits UTEP and Sam Houston hosts Middle Tennessee.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
SHOU
Bearkats
32
JVST
Gamecocks
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kalifa Sakho vs. Mason Nicholson (Mason Nicholson gains possession)
19:38		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:36		Lamar Wilkerson defensive rebound
19:05		Bearkats turnover (shot clock violation)
18:55		Dorian Finister shooting foul (Quel'Ron House draws the foul)
18:55		Quel'Ron House misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:55	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-1
18:33		Marcus Boykin misses three point jump shot
18:31		Gamecocks defensive rebound
18:03		Quel'Ron House misses two point pullup jump shot
18:01		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
17:51		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point driving layup
17:49		Cameron Huefner defensive rebound
17:39		Cameron Huefner misses three point jump shot
17:37		Gamecocks defensive rebound
17:13	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point driving dunk (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists)	0-3
17:00		Lamar Wilkerson misses two point stepback jump shot
16:58		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
16:42		Dorian Finister shooting foul (Quel'Ron House draws the foul)
16:42	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-4
16:42	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-5
16:19		Koree Cotton blocks Cameron Huefner's two point driving layup
16:17		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
15:49		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
15:49		TV timeout
15:21		Brennen Burns misses two point stepback jump shot
15:19		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
14:59		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:57		Cameron Huefner defensive rebound
14:44		Lamar Wilkerson misses two point driving layup
14:42		Kalifa Sakho turnover (offensive goaltending)
14:22		Michael Houge misses two point driving hook shot
14:20		Cheikh Ndiaye defensive rebound
14:06	+3	Josiah Hammons makes three point jump shot (Brennen Burns assists)	3-5
13:45		Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive foul (Cheikh Ndiaye draws the foul)
13:45		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
13:23	+3	Josiah Hammons makes three point jump shot (Lamar Wilkerson assists)	6-5
13:04		Iaroslav Niagu misses two point driving layup
13:02		Cameron Huefner defensive rebound
12:53		Lamar Wilkerson misses three point jump shot
12:51		Michael Houge defensive rebound
12:41		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
12:39		Iaroslav Niagu offensive rebound
12:38		Cheikh Ndiaye shooting foul (Iaroslav Niagu draws the foul)
12:38	+1	Iaroslav Niagu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-6
12:38	+1	Iaroslav Niagu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-7
12:12		Jaxson Ford misses two point driving layup
12:10		Cheikh Ndiaye offensive rebound
12:01	+2	Lamar Wilkerson makes two point pullup jump shot	8-7
11:51		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Brennen Burns steals)
11:44	+2	Brennen Burns makes two point driving layup	10-7
11:22		Cheikh Ndiaye blocks Michael Houge's two point driving layup
11:20		Gamecocks offensive rebound
11:20		TV timeout
11:14	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point pullup jump shot	10-9
10:57	+3	Marcus Boykin makes three point jump shot (Jaxson Ford assists)	13-9
10:27		Brennen Burns shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
10:27	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-10
10:27		Jao Ituka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:27		Kalifa Sakho defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Lamar Wilkerson makes two point driving layup	15-10
9:42		Jao Ituka turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Boykin steals)
9:31		Brennen Burns misses three point jump shot
9:29		Michael Houge defensive rebound
9:13		Jao Ituka misses two point pullup jump shot
9:11		Kalifa Sakho defensive rebound
8:59		Kalifa Sakho turnover (out of bounds)
8:42		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:40		Erik Taylor defensive rebound
8:21		Koree Cotton shooting foul (Cameron Huefner draws the foul)
8:21		Cameron Huefner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:21	+1	Cameron Huefner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-10
8:01		Quel'Ron House misses two point pullup jump shot
7:59		Kalifa Sakho defensive rebound
7:32	+3	Cameron Huefner makes three point jump shot (Brennen Burns assists)	19-10
7:29		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
7:29		TV timeout
7:29	+2	Koree Cotton makes two point driving layup	19-12
7:07	+3	Josiah Hammons makes three point jump shot (Erik Taylor assists)	22-12
6:44	+3	Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists)	22-15
6:17	+3	Cameron Huefner makes three point jump shot (Josiah Hammons assists)	25-15
5:43		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:41		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
5:16		Cameron Huefner misses three point jump shot
5:14		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
5:01	+2	Michael Houge makes two point driving layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	25-17
4:46		Josiah Hammons misses three point jump shot
4:44		Kalifa Sakho offensive rebound
4:42		Kalifa Sakho turnover (traveling)
4:17	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point floating jump shot	25-19
3:58		Lamar Wilkerson misses two point driving hook shot
3:56		Michael Houge defensive rebound
3:43		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
3:41		Kalifa Sakho defensive rebound
3:28	+2	Marcus Boykin makes two point driving hook shot	27-19
3:05		Marcus Boykin shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
3:05		TV timeout
3:05	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-20
3:05		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:05		Marcus Boykin defensive rebound
2:49		Marcus Boykin turnover (lost ball) (Quel'Ron House steals)
2:27		Lamar Wilkerson personal foul
2:15		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
2:13		Lamar Wilkerson defensive rebound
2:00		Cameron Huefner misses three point jump shot
1:58		Michael Houge defensive rebound
1:47		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point driving layup
1:45		Michael Houge offensive rebound
1:36	+2	Michael Houge makes two point driving layup	27-22
1:22		Jump ball. Cheikh Ndiaye vs. Michael Houge (Cheikh Ndiaye gains possession)
1:18		Josiah Hammons misses three point jump shot
1:16		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
1:10		Cheikh Ndiaye personal foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-23
1:10	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-24
0:52	+2	Cameron Huefner makes two point driving hook shot	29-24
0:29		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point driving layup
0:27		Michael Houge offensive rebound
0:18		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:16		Michael Houge offensive rebound
0:09	+2	Michael Houge makes two point driving layup	29-26
0:00	+3	Josiah Hammons makes three point jump shot (Brennen Burns assists)	32-26
0:00		End of period

Pierre's 20 lead Jacksonville State over Sam Houston 70-62

1st Half SHOUBearkats32JVSTGamecocks26

1st Half
SHOU
Bearkats
32
JVST
Gamecocks
26