JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — The Wildcats stepped up in competition to get ready for more upcoming league action.
Fort Valley State held its own early, but Jacksonville State prevailed in a 111-70 men's basketball exhibition game Monday night.
The Wildcats had a pair of early ties and only trailed 10-7 after a
Sayerr Senghore layup three minutes into the contest. The Gamecocks, though, registered a 10-0 run two minutes later and went on for the victory.
Jahlen Jack produced his best game of the season with 19 points on 7 of 12 shooting, including downing both his 3-point attempts to go with two rebounds, assists and steals.
Jaylen Jackson connected on 7 of 16 tries for 15 points and four caroms off the visitors' bench.
Antonio Puaauli-Pelham hit double figures for the first time of the year with 12 points, all off 3-pointers, and grabbed four boards.
Hassane Diallo added 10 points on 5 of 8 shots, along with two rebounds, a pair of steals and a blocked shot.
Senghore chipped in nine tallies and three rebounds.
Khirus Doucet led the Wildcats in assists with five and had three points. Eric Wright Jr. completed the scoring with a bucket for two points.
Jaron Pierre Jr. led Jacksonville State with 29 points off five treys.
Fort Valley State returns to action this Thursday, Jan. 2, in a 7:30 p.m. tipoff against Lemoyne-Owen College in Fort Valley.
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The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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