JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Ronnie Boggs and Tarvin Gaines netted 15 points apiece as Jacksonville State rolled to its first 3-0 start since jumping to Division I prior to the 1995-96 season with a 79-61 win over Alabama A&M Thursday night.
The Gamecocks trailed early, and didn't take their first lead until Chris Deanes made a layup to put them up 20-18 with 8:48 left in the first half. Jacksonville State maintained that lead the rest of the way, with Deanes' bucket coming amid a 14-2 run that put the Gamecocks up 30-20 in the nonconference game.
Alabama A&M (1-2) shot 36.8 percent (25 of 68) from the field compared to Jacksonville State's 50.9 percent (29 of 57), and the Gamecocks finished with a 44-33 rebounding advantage.
The Bulldogs' Demarquelle Tabb tied a season high with 18 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for his second double-double in three games.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Alabama A&M (1-2) | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| Jacksonville State (3-0) « | 38 | 41 | 79 |
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| Alabama A&M Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Capers, F | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Banks, C | 17 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| D. Tabb, G | 33 | 7-12 | 4-4 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| J. Crutcher, G | 32 | 7-19 | 0-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| B. Ellis, G | 22 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Long | 22 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| G. Hill | 19 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Colvin | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Davis | 12 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| J. Wagner | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| N. West | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-68 | 10-16 | 33 | 8 | 22 | 61 | |
| 36.8% | 62.5% | ||||||
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Gaines, F | 27 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| N. Cook, F | 21 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| R. Boggs, G | 30 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| D. Rackley, G | 19 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| B. Williams, G | 17 | 1-8 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Deanes | 22 | 4-4 | 4-6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| M. Leggett | 19 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| R. Mafra | 16 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Anderson | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| G. Smith | 8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Moore | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Klaus | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Louder | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| R. McReynolds | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29-57 | 19-27 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 79 | |
| 50.9% | 70.4% | ||||||
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