STARKVILLE, Miss. | Jackson State returns to action on Monday night against Mississippi State, the first of three non-conference games against teams from the state of Mississippi this season. The game tips off at 6:30 p.m. at Humphrey Coliseum.

Jackson State (1-1) enters the night following its 87-85 victory over Tulane on the road last Thursday; the first wim over the Green Wave in 34 years. Meanwhile, Mississippi State (2-0) enters the night following wins over Tennessee Tech and Northwestern State.

The two teams have met seven times in school history, with Mississippi State holding a 7-0 advantage.

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Monday, Nov. 9 | 6:30 p.m. | Humphrey Coliseum
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• Head coach Trey Johnson picked up his first career victory on Thursday [Nov. 5] on the road against Tulane. The win was the first for Jackson State over the Green Wave in 34 years.
• Jackson State had five players in double figures in their win over Tulane last week - Dorian McMillian, Mike Williams, Daeshun Ruffin, Nikk Williams, and AT Manyuon; with both McMillian and Mike Williams each scoring 20-plus.
• Jackson State and Tulane have met just three times in the history of the two schools, with Tulane winning all three [all three games have been played in New Orleans]. No one on the Tigers roster has faced Tulane, as the last time the two met was in 2019.
• Mike Williams returned from a season-ending injury last season [just eight games into the season] to start and lead Jackson State in scoring against No. 19 Texas Tech with 11 points. The son of former Jackson State coach Mo Williams, the sophomore guard scored three fewer points than his brother [Mason] did in an exhibition game against the Red Raiders for Kentucky.
• Jackson State will hit the court two times this season - both non-conference games - at 11 a.m. when they face Baylor [Nov. 18] on ESPN+ and then again when they face Memphis [Dec. 2] on ESPN+.
• Tonight's game will feature two of the finalists from last year for the Bailey Howell Trophy in Daeshun Ruffin of Jackson State and Josh Hubbard of Mississippi State. Ruffin was granted an extra year for Jackson State by the NCAA after finishing the season ranked in the top five in the nation in scoring last season.
• Speaking of the Howell Trophy, Johnson was the last Jackson State player to win the award.
• Tonight's game is the first of three against in-state competition in non-conference action for the Tigers as they will face Southern Miss [Nov. 11] and Ole Miss [Dec. 29] this season.
• Jackson State and Mississippi State have met seven times in school history entering the game, with Mississippi State winning all seven, including all five in Starkville. The two teams have met twice in Jackson all-time.
• The two teams have met twice all-time in school history with one of the two ranked in the top 25 - both by Mississippi State. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 22 in 2002 and No. 17 in 2022. 

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