Johnson leads way for Tennessee St. over Jacksonville St.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Shakem Johnson had 17 points as Tennessee State topped Jacksonville State 65-55 on Thursday night.
Wesley Harris had 13 points and seven rebounds for Tennessee State (17-13, 9-8 Ohio Valley Conference). Michael Littlejohn added 10 points and six rebounds.
Jacksonville State scored 13 first-half points, a season low for the team.
Kayne Henry had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Gamecocks (12-18, 7-10). Jacara Cross added 12 points.
The Tigers improve to 2-0 against the Gamecocks for the season. Tennessee State defeated Jacksonville State 72-62 on Jan. 30. Tennessee State finishes out the regular season against Belmont at home on Saturday. Jacksonville State finishes out the regular season against Tennessee Tech at home on Saturday.
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2020-2021 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Belmont | 18-1 | - | 24-2 |
Morehead State | 16-3 | 2 | 19-7 |
Eastern Kentucky | 14-5 | 4 | 20-6 |
Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 5.5 | 16-8 |
Austin Peay | 10-9 | 8 | 14-11 |
Murray State | 10-9 | 8 | 13-11 |
Southeast Missouri State | 8-11 | 10 | 10-15 |
SIU Edwardsville | 7-11 | 10.5 | 9-15 |
Eastern Illinois | 6-13 | 12 | 9-17 |
UT Martin | 5-14 | 13 | 7-16 |
Tennessee Tech | 4-15 | 14 | 4-22 |
Tennessee State | 3-16 | 15 | 4-18 |