{"id":156027,"date":"2026-02-15T01:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T01:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/156027\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T01:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T01:42:08","slug":"randall-scores-20-as-new-mexico-state-defeats-jacksonville-state-79-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/156027\/","title":{"rendered":"Randall scores 20 as New Mexico State defeats Jacksonville State 79-70"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/jayland-randall-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jayland Randall&#8217;s<\/a> 20 points off of the bench helped New Mexico State to a 79-70 victory over Jacksonville State on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">Randall shot 7 for 12, including 5 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Aggies (12-13, 5-10 Conference USA). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/jemel-jones-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jemel Jones<\/a> scored 16 points while shooting 4 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/julius-mims-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julius Mims<\/a> shot 4 of 8 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/jacoby-hill-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacoby Hill<\/a> led the Gamecocks (13-12, 8-6) in scoring, finishing with 21 points. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/marcus-fitzgerald-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marcus Fitzgerald<\/a> Jr. added 14 points for Jacksonville State. Anthony Bryant also had 11 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">New Mexico State took the lead with 11:02 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Jones led the team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them ahead 32-29 at the break. New Mexico State outscored Jacksonville State by six points in the final half, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/elijah-elliott-2-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elijah Elliott<\/a> led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Ala. 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