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Men's Basketball Blake Weir, Assistant Director for Sports Media

SWAC Season Opener: Jackson State to Host Alabama State

Game 14
 
Alabama State at Jackson State
 
Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 • 5 p.m.  • Jackson, Miss.
 
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JACKSON, Miss. – The Jackson State men's basketball team opens Southwestern Athletic Conference play Saturday against rival Alabama State beginning at 5 p.m. at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. 
 
Last Time Out
Roland Griffin in just his fourth game played on the season, second as a starter, led Jackson State with 16 points scored on 6-of-13 shooting from the field. He also finished with a team best two made three pointers, finishing 2-of-3 from beyond the arc.

For the first three minutes of the game, Jackson State kept the Bears to a scoreless tie of 0-0, controlling the offensive boards from the start. Eight minutes into the game, JSU led the No. 6 in the country 8-7 before Baylor went ahead 13-8. The Bears went on to show why they were a top-10 ranked team in the nation as they went on to cruise to a 48-24 halftime lead and ultimately the 83-57 victory.

The loss dropped the Tigers to 3-10 overall, as Baylor improved to 10-1. 

Tristan Jarrett had 13 points and Venjie Wallis tallied 10 points. Both Jarrett and Wallis had four field goals made each, respectively. 

Jayveous McKinnis led the Tigers with 12 rebounds while Griffin had seven rebounds. 

Top 10 Opponents
 
Throughout the 2019-20 season, the Tigers have faced off against two top 10 teams: No. 6 Baylor and No. 9 Memphis each back in the month of December. The Tigers were competitive in against both teams but ultimately fell in each contest. 

Last Time Versus Alabama State

Former Tiger Chris Howell scored a team-high 10 points and grabbed three rebounds in a 58-49 loss to Alabama State in the first round of the SWAC tournament.
 
Venjie Wallis added nine points on 4-of-12 shooting from the field. Wallis also handed out four assists and recorded one block. Lemmie Howard added eight points and was 5-of-6 at the free-throw line.
 
Dontelius Ross scored six points and recorded a pair of steals.
 
Jayveous McKinnis finished with a game-high 14 rebounds and helped out with six points.
 
As a team, JSU shot 32 percent (15-of-47) from the field. The Tigers forced the Hornets into 16 turnovers, which resulted in 18 points.

Scouting Alabama State
 
Alabama State enters Saturdays contest with an overall record of 1-12 with its lone win over Chicago State back on November 30 in a 67-54 victory in Niceville, Fla.
 
The Hornets are averaging 57.2 points per game as a team while giving up 79.1 points a game to opponents. 

Tobi Ewuosho leads ASU with an average of 14.2 points per game and 6.1 rebounds a game on 31.2 minutes a game.

Brandon Battle is second on the team with 7.1 points per game and third with 3.8 rebounds per game.

Leon Daniels and Jacoby Ross lead the Hornets with 17 and 14 three pointers made this season.

ASU is coached by head coach Lewis Jackson, who entered 2019-20 for his 15th season at the helm of the program.






 
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Players Mentioned

Chris Howell

#1 Chris Howell

G/F
6' 4"
Senior
Roland Griffin

#1 Roland Griffin

G/F
6' 6"
Senior
Tristan Jarrett

#4 Tristan Jarrett

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6' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Chris Howell

#1 Chris Howell

6' 4"
Senior
G/F
Roland Griffin

#1 Roland Griffin

6' 6"
Senior
G/F
Tristan Jarrett

#4 Tristan Jarrett

6' 4"
Junior
G