Friday, November 27, 2009 at 6:48 p.m. COLUMBIA, S.C. - Devan Downey scored 17 of his 34 points in the final 5 1/2 minutes to lead South Carolina over Jacksonville 97-93 on Friday night.

Ryan Becker was a quarterback for St. Thomas Aquinas from 2005-2008. In 2008, he accounted for 30 touchdowns and was 125 for 192 through the air.

Jacksonville University, Cal's opponent Tuesday night, is not the school that Artis Gilmore led to the NCAA Championship Game in 1970.

Patrick Christopher scored a season-high 23 points, Omondi Amoke added 15 points and eight rebounds and California beat Jacksonville 79-47 on Tuesday night.

Cal may not play back-to-back games all season against two bigger and more physical teams than Syracuse and Ohio State, the Bears' opponents last week at Madison Square Garden.

Rewind the clocks back to last year's season opener. The game unexpectedly unraveled into a thriller in which the Florida State men's basketball team narrowly escaped Jacksonville University by two points.

Josh McGregor threw two touchdowns and Jacksonville routed Campbell 34-14 on Saturday.

Where : Barker-Lane Stadium, Buies Creek, N.C. Radio: WJXL . Records : Jacksonville is 6-4, 5-2 in the Pioneer Football League; Campbell is 3-7, 2-5. Last week: Jacksonville defeated Butler 36-7, and Campbell defeated Valparaiso 17-3. Outlook: A win over Campbell, coupled with a Marist win over Dayton, would give Jacksonville a share of second ...

Wabash College claimed the Monon Bell with a 32-19 victory against DePauw in college football action on Saturday.

Jacksonville University and Florida State, two basketball teams coming off winning records and postseason play a year ago, meet tonight at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee in the season opener for both teams.

He couldn't remember the last time he didn't start a basketball game. It didn't matter to Michael Snaer.

Florida State vs. Ja cksonville When/where: 7; Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee TV: Sun Sports Records: Season opener for both teams Notable: The Seminoles are facing the Dolphins in their opener for the second straight season and third time overall under coach Leonard Hamilton.

Eric Watt passed for two touchdowns as Trine toped Kentucky Christian 36-21 in their regular-season finale.

Records: Butler is 9-0, 6-0 in the Pioneer Football League; JU is 5-4, 4-2. Jacksonville University has two goals in mind when it plays host to unbeaten Butler in a Pioneer Football League game at noon today at D.B. Milne Field.

The mens and womens basketball teams at Jacksonville University were both one win away from advancing to the NCAA Tournament last season.

Jacksonville University is the only Atlantic Sun Conference team that has had a finalist in both the men's and women's conference tournaments in each of the past two years.

Trine won its sixth straight game in comeback fashion in a 21-16 decision over Adrian College at home Saturday.

Back in August running back Isaac Wildermuth wasn't even listed in Valparaiso University's two-deeps. Today, he will be starting at Jacksonville.

Drake football coach Chris Creighton is concerned with more than Jacksonville's high-octane offense in Saturday's 1 p.m. game at Drake Stadium.

OUTLOOK: The Jacksonville Dolphins won the Atlantic Sun regular-season title with a 15-5 finish last year and with four starters back in the fold, the program is considered to be the favorite in 2009-10. The Lipscomb Bisons also welcome back the services of four starters and they figure to push the Dolphins after a strong finish last season.