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

Game Preview: Jackson State vs Mississippi Valley State

Game 28

Jackson State vs Mississippi Valley State
 
Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 • 5:30 p.m. • Jackson, Miss. 
 
Live Audio 
 
Game Preview: Jackson State at MVSU
 
JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State hosts Mississippi Valley State Saturday in SWAC play with tip-off set for 5:30 p.m. at the Lee E. Williams Athletics & Assmebly Center.
 
Quick Buckets
 
Jackson State ranks 7th overall in the SWAC with 66.5 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 second in the SWAC with an average of 17.1 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 79 (2.9 APG).

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

Scouting Mississippi Valley State
 
Mississippi Valley State enters the match-up 2-25 overall and 2-13 in the conference. The Delta Devils two conference win of the season came on January 13 in a 72-66 win over Alabama A&M and again against A&M on February 10 in a 67-61 win.
 
MVSU has two scorers that ranked in the top ten in the conference. Michael Green ranked at the top of the conference with 17.2 points scored per game while Caleb Hunter is sixth in the SWAC with 14.6 points scored per game.

Brandon Kimble and Jordan Lyons rank third and fourth in conference in rebounds per game 6.9 and 6.6 rpg, respectively.
 
MVSU is coached by head coach Lindsey Hunter who enters his first season at the helm of the program for the Delta Devils.

Last Time vs. MVSU (February 1, 2020)
 
ITTA BENA, Miss. - Jackson State men's basketball team dominated on the hardwood with a 85-65 victory over Mississippi Valley to improve to 4-4 in SWAC play.

The Tigers were led by Roland Grifffin in the contest, who was 8-of-13 for 25 points along with nine rebounds in 27 minutes of action.

Jayveous McKinnis finished with 16 points including five dunks and nine rebounds.

Jonas James had 11 points while Venjie Wallis had 13 points, eight rebounds, and two steals.

Lemmie Howard was solid in 19 minutes of play with 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting.

The Tigers shot 31-of-67 from the field and were 20-of-26 from the free throw line.

JSU out rebounded MVSU 51-37 and led for 39:01 in the entire matchup including a lead of 27 with 10:44 on the clock in the second half.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jonas James III

#3 Jonas James III

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Tristan Jarrett

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Players Mentioned

Jonas James III

#3 Jonas James III

6' 0"
Junior
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Tristan Jarrett

#4 Tristan Jarrett

6' 4"
Junior
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