Crews leads fellow Missouri mates to 83-72 win over feisty Jacksonville State

AP
Dec 17, 2024

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Reserve Jacob Crews scored 19 points and Mark Mitchell scored 18 points and Missouri overcame a handful from Jacksonville State and beat the Gamecocks 83-72 on Tuesday night.

Reserve Trent Pierce scored 12 points and Anthony Robinson II scored 11 for the Tigers (10-1), who won their 10th straight game for the first time since the 2013-14 season when they started 10-0.

Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 18 points, Jamar Franklin 15, Jao Ituka 13 and Michael Houge 12 for the Gamecocks (6-5).

Crews sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around a Mitchell layup and the 8-0 run in 1:23 gave Missouri its largest lead of the game at 75-68 with 4:23 remaining. The run continued when Mitchell made a pair of foul shots and Crews dropped another 3 for an 80-68 lead.

Mason Nicholson's dunk with 5:59 remaining gave the Gamecocks their last lead at 68-67. Jacksonville State owned its biggest lead at 19-12 with 10:21 left before halftime on a jump shot by Houge.

It was the first meeting between the two schools. The Gamecocks have a 1-44 record all time against SEC teams and a 1-43 record all time vs current SEC opponents. The lone victory came in the 1952-53 season when the Gamecocks beat Alabama 67-64.

The Gamecocks travel to face Eastern Kentucky on Saturday.

Missouri hosts Illinois on Sunday.

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1st Half
JVST
Gamecocks
40
MIZZ
Tigers
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mason Nicholson vs. Josh Gray (Marcellus Brigham Jr. gains possession)
19:36		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Josh Gray steals)
19:18		Anthony Robinson II turnover (out of bounds)
19:06		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mark Mitchell steals)
18:58		Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
18:56		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
18:44	+3	Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Koree Cotton assists)	3-0
18:26		Mark Mitchell misses two point jump shot
18:24		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
18:04		Marcellus Brigham Jr. turnover (Mark Mitchell steals)
17:59		Koree Cotton shooting foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
17:59		Anthony Robinson II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:59		Anthony Robinson II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:59		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
17:49		Tony Perkins shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
17:49	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-0
17:49	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-0
17:26		Mason Nicholson blocks Tamar Bates's two point layup
17:24		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
17:04	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	7-0
16:52		Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
16:50		Josh Gray offensive rebound
16:42	+3	Tony Perkins makes three point jump shot (Mark Mitchell assists)	7-3
16:13		Aidan Shaw blocks Michael Houge's two point jump shot
16:11		Anthony Robinson II defensive rebound
16:08	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point layup (Anthony Robinson II assists)	7-5
15:51	+2	Michael Houge makes two point dunk (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	9-5
15:33	+3	Tony Perkins makes three point jump shot (Anthony Robinson II assists)	9-8
15:23		TV timeout
14:58	+3	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot	12-8
14:41		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
14:39		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
14:29		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:27		Mark Mitchell defensive rebound
14:18		Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
14:16		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
13:54		Mark Mitchell blocks Jao Ituka's two point jump shot
13:52		Aidan Shaw defensive rebound
13:50		Mark Mitchell misses two point layup
13:48		Michael Houge defensive rebound
13:34		Koree Cotton turnover (Anthony Robinson II steals)
13:30		Koree Cotton shooting foul (Anthony Robinson II draws the foul)
13:30	+1	Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-9
13:23	+1	Anthony Robinson II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-10
13:05		Aidan Shaw shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
13:05		Jao Ituka misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:05	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-10
12:38		Anthony Robinson II misses three point jump shot
12:36		Tigers offensive rebound
12:25		Marques Warrick misses two point layup
12:23		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
11:56		Jao Ituka misses two point jump shot
11:54		Michael Houge offensive rebound
11:53	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	15-10
11:43		Jao Ituka personal foul
11:43		TV timeout
11:31		Anthony Robinson II misses two point layup
11:29		Josh Gray offensive rebound
11:22		Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
11:20		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
10:55	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists)	17-10
10:46		Marcellus Brigham Jr. shooting foul (Trent Pierce draws the foul)
10:46	+1	Trent Pierce makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-11
10:46	+1	Trent Pierce makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-12
10:28		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:26		Michael Houge offensive rebound
10:22	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	19-12
9:51		Marques Warrick misses two point jump shot
9:49		Josh Gray offensive rebound
9:46	+2	Josh Gray makes two point layup	19-14
9:33		Trent Pierce blocks Quel'Ron House's two point jump shot
9:31		Marques Warrick defensive rebound
9:23	+3	Trent Pierce makes three point jump shot (Marques Warrick assists)	19-17
8:54		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:52		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
8:51	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup	21-17
8:39	+2	Marques Warrick makes two point layup	21-19
8:15	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	23-19
7:54	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point jump shot	23-21
7:25		Josh Gray personal foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
7:25		TV timeout
7:24		Quel'Ron House turnover (bad pass) (Tony Perkins steals)
7:15	+3	Trent Pierce makes three point jump shot (Marques Warrick assists)	23-24
6:50		Mark Mitchell blocks Michael Houge's two point dunk
6:48		Michael Houge offensive rebound
6:43		Michael Houge misses two point jump shot
6:41		Jamar Franklin offensive rebound
6:36		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:34		Michael Houge offensive rebound
6:26		Peyton Marshall personal foul
6:10		Jamar Franklin misses two point jump shot
6:08		Trent Pierce defensive rebound
6:00		Jacob Crews misses three point jump shot
5:58		Trent Pierce offensive rebound
5:52		Jamar Franklin shooting foul (Mark Mitchell draws the foul)
5:52	+1	Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-25
5:52	+1	Mark Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-26
5:28	+3	Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Jao Ituka assists)	26-26
5:11		Trent Pierce misses three point jump shot
5:09		Michael Houge defensive rebound
4:50		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
4:48		Jamar Franklin offensive rebound
4:33	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup	28-26
4:23	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot	28-29
4:00		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
3:58		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
3:50	+3	Jao Ituka makes three point jump shot	31-29
3:34	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point layup	31-31
3:30		Tigers 30 second timeout
3:30		TV timeout
3:19		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:17		Josh Gray defensive rebound
3:04	+2	Mark Mitchell makes two point jump shot	31-33
2:34	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point jump shot	33-33
2:21		Marcellus Brigham Jr. personal foul (Josh Gray draws the foul)
2:18	+3	Jacob Crews makes three point jump shot (Mark Mitchell assists)	33-36
2:01	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup	35-36
1:46	+2	Marques Warrick makes two point layup	35-38
1:29		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
1:27		Tigers defensive rebound
1:15		Mark Mitchell misses three point jump shot
1:13		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
1:02	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup	37-38
0:50	+3	Anthony Robinson II makes three point jump shot	37-41
0:47		Gamecocks 60 second timeout
0:33		Trent Pierce personal foul (Quel'Ron House draws the foul)
0:20	+3	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot	40-41
0:02		Anthony Robinson II misses three point jump shot
0:01		Michael Houge defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Crews leads fellow Missouri mates to 83-72 win over feisty Jacksonville State

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1st Half
JVST
Gamecocks
40
MIZZ
Tigers
41