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Eastern Kentucky Colonels (17-8)

Eastern Kentucky edges Jacksonville State 66-65

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) Papa Oppong scored 20 points and Justin Stommes added 16, including a go-ahead layup with 21 seconds left Saturday night, to lift Eastern Kentucky past Jacksonville State 66-65.

Stommes' layup for the Colonels (17-8, 9-4 Ohio Valley Conference) came after both teams missed shots on two consecutive possessions.

Dominique Shellman had given the Gamecocks (10-13, 6-7) a 65-64 lead by making one of two free throws with 2:22 remaining to break the game's 10th tie. (MORE)

Colonels Headlines
Final 1 2 T
JacSt
 27 38 65
E. Kentucky
 25 41 66
Boxscore | Recap 
Leaders JacSt E. Kentucky
Points T. Marshall 19 P. Oppong 20
Rebounds A. Mbodji 7 2 tied with 6
Assists D. Shellman 3 J. Taylor 3
Ohio Valley
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Murray State 13-0 22-3
Morehead State 11-2 17-7
Eastern Kentucky 9-4 17-8
Austin Peay 8-5 14-11
Eastern Illinois 6-7 12-11
Tennessee Tech 6-7 12-12
Jacksonville State 6-7 10-13
Southeast Missouri State 3-9 7-16
Tennessee State 2-11 5-20
Tennessee-Martin 0-12 3-19
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Leaders
Points: J. Stommes15.0
Rebounds: S. Perrin5.4
Assists: J. Stommes3.4
FG%: J. Stommes53.0%
FT%: J. Stommes77.9%
3P%: P. Oppong46.7%
Steals: P. Oppong1.4
Blocks: S. Perrin0.8
Offense (Rank)
Points: 72.0 (117)
Rebounds: 7.1 (345)
Assists: 15.8 (30)
FG%: 48.0% (23)
FT%: 73.3% (40)
3P%: 40.6% (9)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 65.7 (115)
Rebounds: 19.9 (339)
Assists: 14.5 (289)
FG%: 45.8% (302)
FT%: 68.9% (188)
3P%: 39.2% (331)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
2/11@ SEMO7-16 (301)
2/13@ EastIl12-11 (203)
2/17@ Mor17-7 (107)
2/20vs. Win13-10 (186)
2/25vs. TN-Mar3-19 (338)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
2/6vs. JacStW 66-65
2/4vs. TnTechW 76-58
1/31@ TennStW 75-58
1/28@ APSUL 76-80
1/23vs. MorL 53-69
1/19vs. ChiStW 74-50
1/16vs. SEMOW 79-63
1/14vs. EastIlW 67-59
1/9@ TnTechW 78-73
1/7@ JacStL 65-68
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas23-1
2 Syracuse23-1
3 Kentucky22-1
4 Villanova21-2
5 West Virginia19-4
6 Purdue19-3
7 Georgetown17-5
8 Duke19-4
9 Kansas State19-4
10 Michigan State19-5
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas23-1
2 Kentucky22-1
3 Syracuse23-1
4 West Virginia19-4
5 Villanova21-2
6 Purdue19-3
7 Duke19-4
8 Georgetown17-5
9 Kansas State19-4
10 Michigan State19-5
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