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

Game Preview: Jackson State at Texas Southern

Game 25

Jackson State vs Texas Southern 
 
Saturday, Feb.15, 2020 • 7:30 p.m. • Houston, Texas
 
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Game Preview: Jackson State at Texas Southern
 
JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State travels to Houston, Texas riding a five game win streak as they take on Texas Southern Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
 
Quick Buckets
 
Jackson State ranks 6th overall in the SWAC with 66.7 points per game while giving up only 69.1 points per game on defense to rank third in the conference.

JSU guard, Tristan Jarrett, ranks first in the SWAC with an average of 17.9 points per game.

He also ranks in the top 10 in the conference in steals (No. 4, 35 steals), field goal percentage (No. 4, 38.2 percent), free throw percentage (No. 9, 66.7 percent) and 3-point field goals made per game (No. 6, 1.7 per game).

Sophomore Jayveous McKinnis leads the SWAC in rebounds per game, bringing in 8.9 boards each contest while ranking first with 45 blocks.

Jonas James ranks No. 6 in the conference in total assists with 72 (3.1 APG).

Venjie Wallis pulls in at No. 10 overall on the steals list in the conference with 23 total steals.

Scouting Texas Southern

Texas Southern comes to Jackson ranked No. 2 in the current SWAC standings.

TSU ranks 4th in the conference in scoring with 70.1 points per game but sit next to last in the conference in points allowed per game (75.7).

The Tigers rank top of the conference in offensive rebounds at No. 2 in the league with 37.8 offensive rebounds per game. 

Texas Southern has three players averaging in double-digits in points per game, as they are led by Tyrik Armstrong with 14.8 points per game. 

John Walker III and Yahuza Rasas follow Armstrong with 12.0 and 10.0 PPG each, respectively. 

Armstrong leads TSU in assists per game (4.9 APG) and in steals (19 steals). 

Rasas nearly averages a double-double, leading TSU with a team best 9.7 rebounds per game to go along with his 10.0 ppg.

The Tigers are coached by head coach Johnny Jones who is in his second year as the head of the Tigers basketball program. 

Last Time vs. Texas Southern (January 18, 2020)
 
JACKSON, Miss. - Jonas James led Jackson State with 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting in Saturdays 77-66 loss to Texas Southern in SWAC play.

James was a perfect 2-of-2 from three point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line on his way to scoring a season high for the Tigers.

Tristan Jarrett finished with 15 points while Jayveous McKinnis tallied 11 points.

Roland Griffin went got six points and a team best three steals and four assists. Lemmie Howard led the way defensively with seven rebounds and two blocks.

Jackson State put together 24 points in the paint while Texas Southern had 34 under the rim. 

JSU shot 25-of-64 (39.1 percent) from the field and added 31 rebounds. 

SWAC Standings (As of February 12, 2020)
School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak
Prairie View A&M 8-2 0.800 12-11 0.522 W2
Texas Southern 7-3 0.700 10-13 0.435 L2
Grambling State 7-4 0.636 13-11 0.542 W4
Jackson State 7-4 0.636 10-14 0.417 W5
Alcorn State 6-5 0.545 10-12 0.455 L3
Southern 6-5 0.545 9-15 0.375 L2
Alabama State 6-5 0.545 7-17 0.292 W4
Alabama A&M 3-8 0.273 6-16 0.273 L1
UAPB 2-9 0.182 3-20 0.130 L8
Mississippi Valley State 2-9 0.182 2-21 0.087 W1


 
School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak
Prairie View A&M 8-2 0.800 12-11 0.522 W2
Texas Southern 7-3 0.700 10-13 0.435 L2
Grambling State 7-4 0.636 13-11 0.542 W4
Jackson State 7-4 0.636 10-14 0.417 W5
Alcorn State 6-5 0.545 10-12 0.455 L3
Southern 6-5 0.545 9-15 0.375 L2
Alabama State 6-5 0.545 7-17 0.292 W4
Alabama A&M 3-8 0.273 6-16 0.273 L1
UAPB 2-9 0.182 3-20 0.130 L8
Mississippi Valley State 2-9 0.182 2-21 0.087 W1
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Players Mentioned

Roland Griffin

#1 Roland Griffin

G/F
6' 6"
Senior
Jonas James III

#3 Jonas James III

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6' 0"
Junior
Tristan Jarrett

#4 Tristan Jarrett

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6' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Roland Griffin

#1 Roland Griffin

6' 6"
Senior
G/F
Jonas James III

#3 Jonas James III

6' 0"
Junior
G
Tristan Jarrett

#4 Tristan Jarrett

6' 4"
Junior
G