JSU basketball defeat the Tigers on ESPNU
Austin Faulkner
Issue date: 1/28/10 Section: Sports
Pete Mathews Coliseum, to anyone outside of the Jacksonville State campus it means little, but to the fans that enjoy pulling for their basketball team, it is a place of reverence. ESPNU decided to take a look from a JSU Gamecock's perspective as they attended last Thursday's match up versus the Tennessee State Tigers. Fans poured in through the double doors and sprawling lobby to get a glimpse of the action that was about to unfold on the hardwood below.
The game didn't start well with Jacksonville winning the tip-off and missing a lay-up, which was then converted into two points by the Tigers. The Gamecocks were behind until 14:49 in the half. They held the lead for 5:22, but a Tennessee State 3-pointer fell through the net and tied the game. Tennessee State held the lead the remainder of the first half with a half-time score of TSU 35 JSU 24.
Things picked up in the second half, however. One could sense a different air around the team as they jogged out to warm-ups after their half-time pep talk. The Gamecocks allowed the Tigers to retain the lead for another two minutes until JSU regained the lead. Coach Green's squad didn't allow the Tigers to get back in the game, widening the gap until the end of the game when the scoreboard read JSU 85 TSU 67.
There were good performances all around with juniors Nick Murphy and Trenton Marshall leading the way with 23 and 21 points respectively. One had a feeling of dÈj‡ vu, when these two had almost identical plays. Murphy caught the pass from sophomore Dominique Shellman at half court, who made the steal, and delivered the jam. Only minutes later, Marshall gets a steal and takes it to the rim where he violently threw it down.
ESPNU picked a great game to attend. As a fan, I hope it becomes a consistent practice.
The game didn't start well with Jacksonville winning the tip-off and missing a lay-up, which was then converted into two points by the Tigers. The Gamecocks were behind until 14:49 in the half. They held the lead for 5:22, but a Tennessee State 3-pointer fell through the net and tied the game. Tennessee State held the lead the remainder of the first half with a half-time score of TSU 35 JSU 24.
Things picked up in the second half, however. One could sense a different air around the team as they jogged out to warm-ups after their half-time pep talk. The Gamecocks allowed the Tigers to retain the lead for another two minutes until JSU regained the lead. Coach Green's squad didn't allow the Tigers to get back in the game, widening the gap until the end of the game when the scoreboard read JSU 85 TSU 67.
There were good performances all around with juniors Nick Murphy and Trenton Marshall leading the way with 23 and 21 points respectively. One had a feeling of dÈj‡ vu, when these two had almost identical plays. Murphy caught the pass from sophomore Dominique Shellman at half court, who made the steal, and delivered the jam. Only minutes later, Marshall gets a steal and takes it to the rim where he violently threw it down.
ESPNU picked a great game to attend. As a fan, I hope it becomes a consistent practice.
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