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

Game Preview: Jackson State at Prairie View A&M

Game 26

Jackson State at Prairie View A&M 
 
Monday, Feb.17, 2020 • 8:00 p.m. • Prairie View, Texas
 
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Game Preview: Jackson State at Prairie View A&M
 
JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State travels to Prairie View, Texas to take on Prairie View A&M Monday night beginning at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.
 
Quick Buckets
 
Jackson State ranks 7th overall in the SWAC with 67.0 points per game while giving up only 69.4 points per game on defense to rank third in the conference.

JSU guard, Tristan Jarrett, ranks first in the SWAC with an average of 17.8 points per game.

He also ranks in the top 10 in the conference in steals (No. 5, 38 steals), field goal percentage (No. 7, 38.5 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 50 blocks.

Jonas James ranks No. 6 in the conference in total assists with 76 (3.0 APG).

Venjie Wallis pulls in at No. 11 overall on the steals list in the conference with 24 total steals.

Scouting Prairie View A&M 

Prairie View A&M comes to town with an overall record of 13-11 and 9-2 in SWAC play with the only SWAC losses coming to Texas Southern (71-67) on January 11 and a 52-49 loss to Alabama State on February 1.

PVAMU averages 71.0 points per game while giving up 68.6 points per game to opponents.

The Panthers have three student-athletes averaging more than double-digit points per game. 

Gerard Andrus leads with 14.7 ppg while Devonte Patterson is averaging 14.4 ppg and Darius Williams with 11.8 ppg.

Last Time vs. Texas Southern (January 20, 2020)
 
JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State (5-14) faltered at the hands of Prairie View A&M (8-10) Monday night in conference play by a final score of 74-60. 

Roland Griffin continued to shine Monday night, scoring a Tiger best 19 points, along with seven rebounds, and three blocks. Griffin was 7-of-9 from the free throw line and 6-of-11 from the field.

Tristan Jarrett tallied 17 points on 8-of-18 shooting and eight rebounds. Jayveous McKinnis and Dontelius Ross scored eight points a piece while McKinnis led the Tigers defesnively with nine boards and four blocked shots

As a team, Jackson State finished 22-of-53 (41.5 percent) from the line with 26 points in the paint and 34 rebounds. 

JSU took a step back in the conference, falling to a record of 2-4 in SWAC play. Jackson State has dropped three straight conference games with two in a row to arguably the toughest teams in the SWAC.

SWAC Standings (As of February 16, 2020)
 
School Conf CPct. Overall Pct. Streak
Prairie View A&M 9-2 0.818 13-11 0.542 W3
Texas Southern 8-3 0.727 11-13 0.458 W1
Grambling State 7-5 0.583 13-12 0.520 L1
Alcorn State 7-5 0.583 11-12 0.478 W1
Jackson State 7-5 0.583 10-15 0.400 L1
Southern 7-5 0.583 10-15 0.400 W1
Alabama State 7-5 0.583 8-17 0.320 W5
Alabama A&M 3-9 0.250 6-17 0.261 L2
UAPB 2-10 0.167 3-21 0.125 L9
Mississippi Valley State 2-10 0.167 2-22 0.083 L1


 
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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