AUBURN, Ala. | Jackson State begins a streak of three games in five days with the first two on the road beginning with No. 22 Auburn at Neville Arena on Wednesday night.

The game tips at 8 p.m. on the SEC Network.

This will be the second meeting between the two schools since 1977, with the lone meeting coming in 1988 (a 74-51 Auburn victory). Jackson State (0-3) enters the week following a road loss to Louisiana Tech and is led by Daeshun Ruffin averaging 14.7 points per game, including 22 against No. 11 Louisville. Meanwhile, Jayme Mitchell Jr. comes into the week after averaging 13.5 points per game including 20 points against Louisville, and Dorian McMillian is averaging 9.7 points per game through the first three games of the season.

Game Info - Jackson State at No. 22 Auburn
Wednesday, Nov. 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Neville Arena
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• Ruffin was named the SWAC Impact Player of the Week for the first week of the season after he averaged 17.0 points per game in the two games this week against No. 14/17 Illinois and No. 10/11 Louisville on the road. He finished the week shooting 41.9 (13-of-31) percent from the floor and 25.0 (3-of-12) percent from beyond the arc, while also shooting 62.5 (5-of-8) percent from the free throw line. The senior averaged 2.5 rebounds and dished out five assists to go along with three steals in the two games. He scored 12 points in 27 minutes against Illinois, converting on 5-of-11 shots from the floor and 2-of-3 from the free throw line. He also grabbed five rebounds, dished out one assist and recorded on steal in the loss. Ruffin followed that up with 22 points in 33 minutes against Louisville, shooting 8-of-20 from the floor including three three-pointers. He also converted on 3-of-5 from the free throw line and recorded a pair of steals.
• The Tigers return a pair of starters from last season in Ruffin and McMillian, with McMillian earning Freshman of the Year honors last season. He returns as a Preseason Second-Team selection, while Ruffin returns as the top scorer in the conference and was named Preseason Player of the Year.
• Head coach Mo Williams will have two sons on the bench [at least at some point this season] with his son KyDarrius serving as a an assistant coach, while another of his sons - Mike - comes in as a highly-touted recruit from Germantown High School.
• Tonight marks the fourth consecutive road game to open the season, and will be the third against a top 25 team after playing No. 17 Illinois and No. 11 Illinois on the road to start the season.
• Four members of the Jackson State squad will return to the state of Alabama after beginning their careers at Alabama State including Williams [head coach], Trey Johnson [associate head coach], Keith Williams [assistant coach], and Mitchell [player].

Jackson State will have traveled 3,300 miles round trip following the trip to Auburn in the first four games this season.

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