JACKSON, Miss. - The Jackson State men's basketball team makes the trip to Peoria, Ill. tomorrow for a Thursday night matchup with Bradley. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. at Carver Arena.

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Peoria, Ill.
Carver Arena
7:00 p.m.
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GAME 3 RECAP: LOUISIANA TECH
Jackson State fell to 0-3 to begin the season, falling to Louisiana Tech Tuesday night in non-conference play. Through the first four minutes of play, Jackson State held a slight 9-7 lead over the Bulldogs of Louisiana Tech. The two teams remained in a tight contest, with LaTech taking a 19-17 lead midway through the first half of play.  LaTech controlled the final ten minutes of the first half, finishing up the half on a 28-10 run to take a 47-27 into the break. McKinnis led Jackson State with nine points and six rebounds at the half. Tristan Jarrett and Darius Hicks had six points and five points at the break. Louisiana Tech went on to outpace the Tigers in the final half of play, 30-18, to ultimately defeat Jackson State 85-58 on the night. Tristan Jarrett finished the night with 12 points scored on 4-of-9 shooting from the field. Jarrett also have five rebounds and three steals on the night. Junior, Jayveous McKinnis finished with his second double double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds in the contest. It was his second game in a row to record a double-double. McKinnis led the Tigers with three blocked shots. Jonas James scored 12 points on the night on 6-of-12 shooting from the field. James tallied three steals in the matchup. As a team, Jackson State shot 24-of-60 from the floor. The Tigers had 34 points in the paint and 25 points bench points.

SEASON LEADERS
The Tigers have produced two 10+ point scorers on the season with Tristan Jarrett leading the way with 14.0 points scored per game. Jarrett also leads the team with five steals and is averaging 5.0 rebounds per game. In two game this season, Jayveous McKinnis has totaled two double-doubles. The Preseason Defensive Player of the Year for the SWAC ranks second on the team with 13.0 points per game and 12 rebounds per game. McKinnis also leads the Tigers with six blocks on the season. Newcomer Darius Hicks is averaging 8.5 points per game in his debut season with the Tigers. Jonas James leads Jackson State with eight assists on the season. The Jackso product is averaging 8.3 points per game and has four steals. 

CONFERENCE HONORS
Jayveous McKinnis was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. McKinnis averaged 9.3 points per game and led the league in blocks at 1.9 per outing and served as key factor for a JSU defense that ranked second in the league in points allowed per game (67.4 ppg). McKinnis averaged 9.5 points per game and led the league in blocks at 1.9 per outing in 32 total games played. He served as key factor for a JSU defense that ranked second in the league in points allowed per game (67.4 ppg). He also paced the league in rebounds during regular season play tallying 9.3 rebounds per outing while ranking seventh in average minutes played per game (30.3 mpg).Tristan Jarrett was named Preseason Player of the Year heading into the 2020-21 season by league administrators and coaches. Last season, Jarrett averaged 16.8 points per game ranking second in the conference in that category. He also contributed 3.3 rebounds per game to go along with 1.8 assists per outing in 32 total games played. One of the league's most prolific scorers, Jarrett tallied a minimum of twenty-points in 11 games last season while eclipsing the thirty-point mark twice during the regular season in back-to-back outings. Jarrett was also tabbed as a Preseason All-SWAC First Team selection.

LAST TIME OUT FOR BRADLEY
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The Bradley men's basketball team ran past Lewis on Monday night, earning a 95-62 victory at Carver Arena. The Braves improve to 4-2 with the winning effort. Junior Ja'Shon Henry led four Braves in double figures with a season-best 19 points, making 5-of-6 field goals to go with nine free throws in just 18 minutes of action. Senior Elijah Childs was second on the team with 17 points, while sophomore Ville Tahvanainen added 14 points and junior Terry Nolan Jr. chipped in 10. Sophomore Sean East II paced the Bradley attack with five assists, while junior Ari Boya anchored the defense with 11 rebounds and three blocks. The Braves dominated from start to finish, using an early 9-0 run to grab the lead for good and forcing a Lewis timeout just 3:24 into the contest. After the Braves answered a Flyers 3-pointer with one of their own, the Flyers would never be within seven points the remainder of the game. Bradley led by as many as 17 points in the first before heading into the locker room with a 42-29 halftime lead. Bradley continued its dominance in the second half, pushing its advantage to 20 points just over six minutes into the period before finishing off the 95-62 victory. Bradley shot a season-best 56.7 percent in the winning effort, while making 45.8 percent from 3-point range (11-24). The Braves also controlled the game with 21 fast-break points – the team's highest total in more than 10 years.The Braves, meanwhile, held the Flyers to 39.1 percent shooting with Bradley winning the battle on the boards, 45-27. The Braves take a break for finals and return to action on Thursday, Dec. 17 against Jackson State. Tipoff at Carver Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
Game Notes: During the last two games, Henry has scored 35 points in 35 minutes, making 11-of-13 field goals and 13-of-18 free throws … Bradley's 21 fast-break points are its most since also scoring 21 against Milwaukee on Dec. 20, 2008 … Childs did not lead the team in scoring for the first time this season … East is shooting 60.0 percent from 3-point range during the last four games (9-15) … The schools were meeting for the second time with Bradley also winning in 1977.