Jackson State University

Men's Basketball 12/2/2019 1:49:00 PM Blake Weir, Assistant Director for Sports Media

Game Preview: Jackson State at Denver

Game 9

Jackson State at Denver University

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 • 8 p.m. (CT) • Denver, Colo. • Magness Arena

DENVER, Colo. -- The Jackson State men's basketball team takes on Denver University (3-5) tomorrow night in Denver, Colo.

Last Time Out

Jackson State fell to Air Force on Sunday afternoon in the first of two road matchups out in Colorado.

Air Force (3-5) took the win by a final score of 76-52 over JSU (1-7), after outshooting the Blue and White 26-of-44 (59.1 percent) to 20-of-58 (34.5 percent) from the field.

Miles Daniels led JSU with 19 points on 7-of-20 shooting. He also had a three high five 3-pointers made.

Tristan Jarrett had 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting, three assists, and one steal in 15 minutes on the court.

Jayveous McKinnis had a near double-double in the contest with 10 points and nine rebounds.

Jonas James led the Tigers with four assists and also added eight points.

As a team, the Tigers scored 29 points off of the bench and 18 points in the paint.

Scouting Denver

Denver owns a record of 3-5 overall with wins over Utah Valley, Cal State Fullerton, and Western Colorado.

Ade Murkey leads the Pioneers with 11.6 points per game and has 4.6 rebounds a game.

Robert Jones is averaging just under 10 points per game with a 9.1 average per game and a 4.4 rpg.

Jase Townsend is second on the team with an average of 11.1 points per game and a team high 5.1 rebounds per game.

As a team, Denver is shooting 41.5 percent (189-of-455) from the field and are averaging 61.8 points per game compared to giving up an average of 71.3 ppg to opponents.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Jonas James III: G; 6' 0"; Junior

#4 Tristan Jarrett: G; 6' 4"; Junior

#11 Jayveous McKinnis: F/C; 6' 7"; Sophomore

#13 Miles Daniels: G; 6' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#3 Jonas James III
: 6' 0"; Junior
: G

#4 Tristan Jarrett
: 6' 4"; Junior
: G

#11 Jayveous McKinnis
: 6' 7"; Sophomore
: F/C

#13 Miles Daniels
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G