East Tennessee State takes home win streak into matchup with Jacksonville State

By Canadian Press on December 20, 2025.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks (4-6) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (8-4)

Johnson City, Tennessee; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State will try to keep its seven-game home win streak alive when the Buccaneers take on Jacksonville State.

The Buccaneers have gone 7-0 at home. East Tennessee State averages 78.8 points and has outscored opponents by 12.4 points per game.

The Gamecocks are 0-2 on the road. Jacksonville State is eighth in the CUSA with 13.8 assists per game led by Jaye Nash averaging 4.6.

East Tennessee State makes 48.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 12.2 percentage points higher than Jacksonville State has allowed to its opponents (36.2%). Jacksonville State averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 more makes per game than East Tennessee State allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brian Taylor II is averaging 13.8 points, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals for the Buccaneers. Jaylen Smith is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Mostapha El Moutaouakkil is scoring 18.6 points per game and averaging 7.6 rebounds for the Gamecocks. Anthony Bryant is averaging 10.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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