{"id":123936,"date":"2026-01-15T06:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/123936\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T06:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:02:17","slug":"ilic-scores-18-as-sam-houston-takes-down-jacksonville-state-77-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/123936\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilic scores 18 as Sam Houston takes down Jacksonville State 77-62"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) Veljko Ilic had 18 points in Sam Houston<\/a>‘s 77-62 victory against Jacksonville State<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Ilic added seven rebounds for the Bearkats (10-7, 2-4 Conference USA). Damon Nicholas Jr. scored 11 points and added seven rebounds. Justin Begg had 11 points and shot 4 for 7, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

Mostapha El Moutaouakkil led the way for the Gamecocks (8-9, 3-3) with 17 points, 10 rebounds and two steals. Jacksonville State also got 14 points and two steals from Anthony Bryant. Emondrek Erkins-Ford had nine points.<\/p>\n

Sam Houston took the lead for good with 8:17 remaining in the first half. The score was 34-22 at halftime, with Begg racking up seven points. Sam Houston outscored Jacksonville State by three points over the final half, while Ilic led the way with a team-high 12 second-half points,<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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