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Men's Basketball 2/20/2020 10:32:00 AM Blake Weir, Assistant Director for Sports Media

Game Preview: Jackson State at Grambling

Game 27

Jackson State at Grambling

Saturday, Feb.22, 2020 • 5:30 p.m. • Grambling, La.

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Game Preview: Jackson State at Grambling

JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State travels to Grambling, La. this Saturday for a conference matchup with Grambling State beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Quick Buckets

Jackson State ranks 7th overall in the SWAC with 67.7 points per game while giving up only 69.5 points per game on defense to rank fourth in the conference.

JSU guard, Tristan Jarrett, ranks first in the SWAC with an average of 17.3 points per game.

He also ranks in the top 10 in the conference in steals (No. 6, 38 steals), field goal percentage (No. 6, 38.2 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 9.0 boards each contest while ranking first with 51 blocks.

Jonas James ranks No. 7 in the conference in total assists with 78 (3.0 APG).

Venjie Wallis pulls in at No. 14 overall on the steals list in the conference with 24 total steals.

Scouting Grambling

Grambling hosts JSU with an overall record of 13-13 and 7-6 in conference play.

GSU has two student-athletes averaging 10-points or greater and are led by Devante Jackson with 13.7 points per game. Devante Jackson is second on the team with 12.9 points a game.

Smith leads the Tigers with 94 assists and 5 total steals with each leading the conference. Travon Bunch is a force defensively, sitting second in the SWAC behind McKinnis 38 blocks.

Terreon Randolph brings in a team-best 5.8 rebounds each contest.

The Tigers are coached by third year head coach Donte' Jackson.

Last Time vs. Grambling (January 25, 2020)

JACKSON, Miss. - Jayveous McKinnis led Jackson State in a crucial 71-53 victory over Grambling Saturday evening to improve the Tigers to a 3-4 record in SWAC play.

The Sophomore from Brandon (Miss.) tallied 13 total points and 12 rebounds, earning himself yet another double-double on the season.

Tristan Jarrett shot a team best 3-of-10 three-pointers and had a game-high 20 points. Jarrett also grabbed six rebounds and was 7-of-7 from the free throw line.

Jonas James had a stellar outing, knocking down 13 points and four rebounds.

Other notable scorers for JSU include Kenneth Lewis with six points in a season-high 17:22 minutes of action and Dontelius Ross with eight points on 3-of-5 shooting and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.

The Tigers, as a team, collected six three-pointers and 26 points in the paint. The Blue and White also held the lead for more than 34-minutes of play, including a 23-point lead early in the second half.

SWAC Standings (As of February 20, 2020)

School	Conf	CPct.	Overall	Pct.	Streak
Prairie View A&M	10-2	0.833	14-11	0.560	W4
Texas Southern	9-3	0.750	12-13	0.480	W2
Alcorn State	8-5	0.615	12-12	0.500	W2
Southern	8-5	0.615	11-15	0.423	W2
Alabama State	7-5	0.583	8-17	0.320	W5
Grambling State	7-6	0.538	13-13	0.500	L2
Jackson State	7-6	0.538	10-16	0.385	L2
Alabama A&M	3-9	0.250	6-17	0.261	L2
UAPB	2-11	0.154	3-22	0.120	L10
Mississippi Valley State	2-11	0.154	2-23	0.080	L2

Ivy Smith Jr.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#14 Kenneth Lewis: G; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

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

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

#14 Kenneth Lewis
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: G

Players Mentioned

#3 Jonas James III

#4 Tristan Jarrett

#14 Kenneth Lewis

Players Mentioned

#3 Jonas James III

#4 Tristan Jarrett

#14 Kenneth Lewis