JACKSON, Miss. - The Jackson State men's basketball team travels to Grambling, La. tomorrow evening to take on Grambling State in SWAC play beginning at 4 p.m.

GAME 7 DETAILS
Date: Saturday, Jan. 23, 2020
Time: 4 p.m. CT
Location: Grambling, La.
Arena: FREDRICK C. HOBDY ASSEMBLY CENTER
Radio: JSUTV
Sam Brown, play-by-play
Live Audio: www.woad.com
2019-20 Series Record: Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: February 22, 2020 (GSU 63 | JSU 61)

GRAMBLING STATE BY THE NUMBERS
2020-21 Record: 5-7 (SWAC: 3-2)
Rankings: NR
Head Coach: Donte Jackson 
Key Leaders: 
Cameron Christon: 14.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG
Cameron Woodall: 9.0 PPG, 2.4 RPG
Prince Moss: 7.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG

QUICK GLANCE AT JSU LEADERS
Jayveous McKinnis: 13.8 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 11 Blocks 
Tristan Jarrett: 17.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 11 Assists, 15 Steals
Jonas James: 6.2 PPG, 274,RPG, 11 assists, 6 steals

GAME 6 RECAP: ALABAMA STATE
Jackson State won it's first conference matchup Monday night versus Alabama State by a final score of 60-44 on ESPNU. Jackson State was led by senior point guard, Tristan Jarrett, who finished with 25-points on 8-of-16 scoring and four steals. In the first half of play, Jackson State opened up on a 7-1 in the first four minutes of play. The Hornets took their first lead of the night at the 2:34 mark left in the first half, 20-19. Jackson State closed the final two minutes of the half on an 8-0 run, taking a 27-20 lead into the break. Early in the second half, a Tristan Jarrett layup gave JSU a double-digit 33-22 lead. The Tigers never looked back, running away with the contest and securing it's first SWAC and overall victory on the season by a final score of 60-44. Outside of Jarrett, who finished with a season high 25 points on the night, the Tigers were given solid performances by Caianan McClelland, who had a season best 14-points on 5-of-7 shooting, and Jayveous McKinnis, seven points, 13 rebounds, three steals, and three blocked shots. McClelland also finished with a team-best 4-of-6 from three point territory. Jonas James tallied eight points and four rebounds for the contest. As a team, Jackson State finished 20-of-51 (39.2 percent) from the field. Jackson State won it's first game of the season and improves to 1-0 in SWAC play.

LAST OUTING VERSUS GRAMBLING STATE 
Jackson State nearly completed the 14 point comeback but fell just short by a final score of 63-61 to Grambling Saturday evening. The Tigers were led Venjie Wallis who had an impressive outing with 15 points, three steals, and five rebounds. Wallis was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line. Roland Griffin with 14 points and seven rebounds. Griffin took a team high 19 shots, knocking down five shots. In the first half of the contest, Grambling led by as many as 14 points with four minutes left on the clock until the break. Jackson State played solid defense and made clutch shots to work the deficit to a manageable score, before taking a 50-48 lead with a Miles Daniels three pointer. JSU eventually extended it's own lead to 57-50 with under five minutes left but Grambling went on a 13-4 run over the final remaining minutes with the help of seven made free throws, all by Grambling's Ivy Smith Jr. GSU went on to defeat the Blue and White by a final of 63-61, as Wallis' final second three point shot nearly missed going in for the game winner. With the loss, JSU falls to 10-17 overall and 7-7 in SWAC play. Jayveous McKinnis had nine rebounds and four points in 22 minutes of action. Tristan Jarrett added 13 points and Miles Daniels had 10 points in an extended role Saturday. As a team, Jackson State was 22-of-61 from the field and 12-of-15 from the free throw line. JSU had 26 points in the paint and 30 rebounds. 

SEASON LEADERS
The Tigers have produced two 10+ point scorers on the season with Tristan Jarrett leading the way with 17.7 points scored per game. Jarrett also leads the team with 11 steals and is averaging 4.8 rebounds per game. In four games this season, Jayveous McKinnis has totaled two double-doubles. The Preseason Defensive Player of the Year for the SWAC ranks second on the team with 13.8 points per game and 10.6 rebounds per game. McKinnis also leads the Tigers with 11 blocks on the season. Jonas James is tied for first on the team with 11 steal. The Jackson product is averaging 6.2 points per game and has six steals.