DAYTONA BEACH, FLA - The Jackson State men's basketball team had its two-game winning streak snapped on Saturday as the Tigers fell on the road to the Wildcats by a final score of 55-50 inside Moore Gymnasium.
JSU (4-13, 2-4 SWAC) was led by
Jayveous McKinnis who was just shy of a triple double scoring a team-high 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 blocks.
Ken Evans Jr. also finished in double figures for the Tigers with 14 points and six boards off the bench.
It was JSU who was able to extend a lead first opening the game on a 13-3 scoring run the first five minutes of the game.
However, the Wildcats answered with a 8-0 run to get back into it and ultimately take its first lead of the game after going on another 12-0 with 7:41 left to play to take a 23-16 lead. JSU chipped away as
Jonas James III made a jumper to put the Tigers down only two at intermission, 27-25.
JSU later had its back against the ropes, down by eight with nine minutes to play, but the Tigers went on a 6-0 run to tie the game up behind a beautiful dime from
Malachi Wideman who found
Jonas James III in stride for a fast-break acrobatic layup to pull within two, 47-45 with 7:37 left in the contest.
From there, the Wildcats countered outscoring the Tigers 8-5 and were able to put the game away to seal the victory.
NOTABLES
- Jackson State was 20-58 (35 percent) shooting from the field and (7-9) from the charity stripe
- Bethune-Cookman shot 39 percent (25-65) from the field and 50 percent (1-2) from the free-throw line
- JSU registered 40 rebounds, including 27 on the defensive glass and 13 on the offensive glass
- BCU pulled down 32 rebounds, with 23 coming on the defensive end and nine on the offensive end
- The Tigers finished with 32 points in the paint, 23 bench points, 16 fast-break points, and 16 second-chance points
- The Wildcats registered eight bench points, 38 points in the paint, 22 fast-break and 10 second-chance points
NEXT UP
Jackson State remains on the road and will face Florida A&M Monday, January 24 in Tallahassee, Florida. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. CT inside the Al Lawson Center and will be streamed live on the
FAMU Athletics Facebook Page.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
Single game tickets for home games are now on sale to the public for the 2021-22 men's and women's basketball season. Tickets can be purchased online at
Ticketmaster or at the JSU Ticket Office at Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center.
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