Men's Basketball 3/1/2020 2:12:00 PM Blake Weir, Assistant Director for Sports Media

Game Preview: Jackson State vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Game 29

Jackson State vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Monday, March 2, 2020 • 7:30 p.m. • Jackson, Miss.

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Game Preview: Jackson State vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State hosts Arkansas-Pine Bluff tomorrow evening as JSU will honor it's seniors on Senior Day in Venjie Wallis, Roland Griffin, Khalil Spencer, Dontelius Ross, Hunter Shelton, and Thomas "Snacks" Lee. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

Quick Buckets

Jackson State ranks 7th overall in the SWAC with 67.3 points per game while giving up only 69.3 points per game on defense to rank fourth in the conference.

JSU guard, Tristan Jarrett, ranks first in the SWAC with an average of 17.5 points per game. Roland Griffin ranks third with 15.7 points scored per game and third in rebounding at 6.6 rebounds a game.

Jarrett ranks in the top 10 in the conference in steals (No. 7, 40 steals), field goal percentage (No. 7, 38.6 percent), and 3-point field goals made per game (No. 8, 1.6 per game).

Sophomore Jayveous McKinnis leads the SWAC in rebounds per game, bringing in 9.4 boards each contest while ranking first with 55 blocks.

Jonas James ranks No. 7 in the conference in total assists with 82 (2.9 APG).

Venjie Wallis pulls in at No. 5 overall on the steals list in the conference with 32 total steals.

Scouting UAPB

UAPB enters Monday nights matchup with an overall record of 4-24 and 3-13 in conference play. The Golden Lions have two players score in double figures, led by Marcus Wallace, who had 14 points. Terrance Banyard tacked on 12 points, and Dequan Morrie added five points, eight rebounds, and four steals in the loss.

UAPB averages 52.9 points per game while giving up 70.1 points a game to opponents.

Markedric Bell leads the team with 10 points per game along with 18 steals. Bell is averaging 4.8 rebounds per game.

Marquell Carter remains just shy of double-digit points per game with 9.7 ppg. Carter leads the Golden Lions with 5.8 rebounds a contest.

UAPB is coached by George Ivory who is in his 12th season as the head coach of the program.

Last Time vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (February 3, 2020)

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Jackson State completed the 11-point come from behind victory Monday evening, defeating Arkansas-Pine Bluff by a final of 49-45.

The win marks the third-straight conference victory for the Tigers, pushing their SWAC record to 5-4 as they pull to above .500 for the season.

Junior Tristan Jarrett led Jackson State with 15 points on 5-of-18 shooting from the floor including two steals.

Defensively, Jayveous McKinnis was a force with five blocks and bringing in a team-high 13 rebounds. The Brandon High School product also added seven points.

Venjie Wallis' clutch free throw shooting down the stretch gave Jackson State its first lead of the night at 41-39 before knocking down two more with eight seconds left to give JSU a 47-43 lead to ultimately put the score out of reach in the end.

Wallis finished with a perfect 7-for-7 at the free throw line, capping his night with nine points.

JSU finished with 30 rebounds and 24 points in the paint.

SWAC Standings (As of March 1, 2020)

School	Conf	CPct.	Overall	Pct.	Streak
Prairie View A&M	13-2	0.867	17-11	0.607	W7
Texas Southern	11-4	0.733	14-14	0.500	W1
Southern	11-5	0.688	14-15	0.483	W5
Grambling State	9-6	0.600	15-13	0.536	W2
Alcorn State	9-7	0.563	13-14	0.481	L1
Jackson State	8-7	0.533	11-17	0.393	W1
Alabama State	7-8	0.467	8-20	0.286	L3
Alabama A&M	4-11	0.267	7-19	0.269	L2
UAPB	3-13	0.188	4-24	0.143	L1
Mississippi Valley State	2-14	0.125	2-26	0.071	L5

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Players Mentioned

#0 Venjie Wallis: G; 6' 6"; Senior

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

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

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

#5 Dontelius Ross: G; 5' 9"; Senior

#30 Khalil Spencer: F; 6' 4"; Senior

#50 Hunter Shelton: G; 6' 6"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#0 Venjie Wallis
: 6' 6"; Senior
: G

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

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

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

#5 Dontelius Ross
: 5' 9"; Senior
: G

#30 Khalil Spencer
: 6' 4"; Senior
: F

#50 Hunter Shelton
: 6' 6"; Senior
: G

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Players Mentioned

Players Mentioned