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Men's Basketball 3/4/2020 2:51:00 PM Blake Weir, Assistant Director for Sports Media

Game Preview: Jackson State at Alabama State

Game 30

Jackson State at Alabama State

Thursday, March 5, 2020 • 7:30 p.m. • Montgomery, Ala.

Game Preview: Jackson State vs Alabama State

JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State travels to Montgomery, Ala. Thursday evening to take on Alabama State in SWAC play beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Quick Buckets

Jackson State ranks 7th overall in the SWAC with 67.6 points per game while giving up only 68.8 points per game on defense to rank fourth in the conference.

JSU guard, Tristan Jarrett, ranks second in the SWAC with an average of 17.4 points per game. Roland Griffin ranks third with 16.0 points scored per game and third in rebounding at 6.7 rebounds a game.

Jarrett ranks in the top 10 in the conference in steals (No. 8, 40 steals), field goal percentage (No. 7, 38.7 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 9.2 boards each contest while ranking first with 55 blocks.

Jonas James ranks No. 7 in the conference in total assists with 89 (3.1 APG).

Venjie Wallis pulls in at No. 5 overall on the steals list in the conference with 33 total steals.

Scouting Alabama State

Alabama State enters Saturdays contest with an overall record of 8-21 and 7-9 in SWAC play.

The Hornets are averaging 61.9 points per game as a team while giving up 71.2 points a game to opponents.

Tobi Ewuosho leads ASU with an average of 14.2 points per game and 6.1 rebounds a game on 31.2 minutes a game.

Brandon Battle is second on the team with 7.1 points per game and third with 3.8 rebounds per game.

Leon Daniels and Jacoby Ross lead the Hornets with 17 and 14 three pointers made this season.

ASU is coached by head coach Lewis Jackson, who entered 2019-20 for his 15th season at the helm of the program.

Last Time vs. Alabama State (January 4, 2020)

JACKSON, Miss. – Tristan Jarrett dropped a game-high 31 points to lift Jackson State past Alabama State 70-67 Saturday evening in the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener for both programs.

Jarrett finished with a team-high 10 field goals and 10 free throws along with two steals and six rebounds. The junior notched his two 30 point game of the season and is averaging 20.3 points a game.

Roland Griffin scored 14 points and was 8-of-11 from the free-throw line.

Since returning to the lineup, Griffin is averaging 15.2 points a game and 7.4 rebounds per game.

Jayveous McKinnis was a force around the rim, hauling in 10 rebounds while putting up eight points and four blocks.

Jackson State finished 22-of-57 from the field, 34 rebounds, and 38 points in the paint.

The Tigers led for 29:17 minutes of the game on their way to improving to 4-10 overall and 1-0 in SWAC play.

SWAC Standings (As of March 5, 2020)

School	Conf	CPct.	Overall	Pct.	Streak
Prairie View A&M	17-1	0.944	22-12	0.647	W11
Texas Southern	14-4	0.778	21-13	0.618	L1
Grambling State	10-8	0.556	17-16	0.515	L1
Jackson State	10-8	0.556	13-19	0.406	L1
UAPB	10-8	0.556	13-19	0.406	L1
Alabama State	9-9	0.500	12-19	0.387	L1
Alcorn State	6-12	0.333	10-21	0.323	L4
Southern	6-12	0.333	7-25	0.219	L1
Mississippi Valley State	4-14	0.222	6-26	0.188	L2
Alabama A&M	4-14	0.222	5-27	0.156	L8

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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