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Men's Basketball 2/6/2020 5:06:00 PM Blake Weir, Assistant Director for Sports Media

Game Preview: Jackson State vs Alcorn State

Game 23

Jackson State vs Alcorn State

Saturday, Feb.8, 2020 • 5:30 p.m. • Jackson, Miss.

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Game Preview: Jackson State vs Alcorn State

JACKSON, Miss. - The Jackson State men's basketball team hosts Alcorn State Saturday afternoon for chance to extend it's win streak to four games beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center.

Quick Buckets

Jackson State ranks 6th overall in the SWAC with 66.6 points per game while giving up only 71.7 points per game on defense to rank fifth in the conference.

JSU guard, Tristan Jarrett, ranks first place in the SWAC with 17.5 points scored per game. Jarrett also ranks top 10 in the conference in steals (No. 4, 33 steals), field goal percentage(No. 8, 38.2 percent), free throw percentage (No. 9, 69.0 percent), and 3 point field goals made per game (No. 7, 1.7 per game)

Sophomore Jayveous McKinnis leads the SWAC in rebounds per game, bringing in 8.7 boards each contest while ranking second with 35 blocks.

Jonas James ranks No. 6 in the conference in total assists with 66 (3.1 APG).

Vinjie Wallis pulls in at No. 11 overall on the steals list in the conference with 20 total steals.

Scouting Alcorn State

Alcorn State enters Saturday's contest with a current record of 10-10 overall and 6-3 in SWAC play after having it's five game win streak snapped on the road Saturday at Southern, 93-82.

Alcorn is averaging 77.5 points per game while allowing 74.8 points per game to opponents.

The Braves have four shooters averaging double-digits through 13 games with Maurice Howard leading the way with 16.1 points per game. Howard also leads the Braves with 31 assists.

Other key scorers include Corey Tillery (13.5 ppg), Deshaw Andrews (11.8 ppg), and Troymain Crosby (11.4 ppg). Tillery has put together a team-high 18 steals.

Defensively, Kobe Wilson has been a force, leading the purple and gold in rebounds per game (6.1 rpg) and blocks (11 blocks).

The Braves are coached by head coach Montez Robinson who is in his fifth season at the helm of the program. He holds a current record of 59-79 overall and 40-34 in SWAC play.

Last Time vs. Alcorn State (January 11, 2020)

LORMAN, Miss. - Roland Griffin had a game-high 27 points in a 76-65 win over Alcorn State on Saturday evening in SWAC play.

Additionally, Griffin led Jackson State with 12 rebounds and had six assists.

Venjie Wallis added 13 points, three 3-pointers, and three blocks

The Tigers leading scorer for the season, Tristan Jarrett, tallied 12 points on 4-of-15 shooting from the field. Jayveous McKinnis had eight points and three swats, while Jonas James had seven assists.

Jackson State finished 27-of-57 from the field as a team and 8-of-20 from three point land.

The Blue and White ended with 35 rebounds, 25 bench points and 36 points in the paint.

With the win, Jackson State improved to 5-11 overall and 2-1 in SWAC play. The Braves fell to 5-9 overall and 1-2 in the SWAC.

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Players Mentioned

#1 Roland Griffin: G/F; 6' 6"; Senior

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

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

Players Mentioned

#1 Roland Griffin
: 6' 6"; Senior
: G/F

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

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

Players Mentioned

#1 Roland Griffin

#3 Jonas James III

#4 Tristan Jarrett

Players Mentioned

#1 Roland Griffin

#3 Jonas James III

#4 Tristan Jarrett