JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Brian Williams and Darion Rackley combined to score 12 points in the final 5 minutes to lead Jacksonville State to a 61-54 nonconference victory over Eastern Michigan on Sunday.
After Nick Cook's dunk gave the Gamecocks (1-1) a 47-46 lead, Williams, who finished with 16 points, hit a 3-pointer and another basket to make it 52-46 with 2:54 remaining.
Rackley, who led Jacksonville State with 17 points, hit five free throws in the final minute and Williams added two.
The Gamecocks led by 10 points, 36-26, early in the second half before the Eagles (1-1) rallied to take a 44-43 lead with 6:42 left on a jumper by Daylen Harrison, who finished with 14 points.
Derek Thompson, who made four 3-pointers in Eastern Michigan's win over Rochester College in its opener, made two during the Eagles' surge.
Jacksonville State made just 3 of 19 behind the arc in the game.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Eastern Michigan (1-1) | 24 | 30 | 54 |
| Jacksonville State (2-0) « | 27 | 34 | 61 |
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| Eastern Michigan Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| G. Bryant, F | 37 | 4-10 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| J. Still, F | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| M. Balkema, C | 17 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| D. Harrison, G | 32 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| J. Ross, G | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Riley | 23 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| D. Thompson | 22 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| A. Harper | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Harris | 13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| R. Lee | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Sims | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Strickland | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 20-48 | 9-12 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 54 | |
| 41.7% | 75% | ||||||
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Gaines, F | 36 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| N. Cook, F | 33 | 4-6 | 0-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| B. Williams, G | 36 | 5-16 | 5-6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| R. Boggs, G | 35 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| D. Rackley, G | 31 | 4-14 | 7-9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Leggett | 14 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Mafra | 11 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| C. Deanes | 4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 20-52 | 18-28 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 61 | |
| 38.5% | 64.3% | ||||||
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