Jackson State rolls to 5th straight, beats Southern, 67-51
JACKSON, Miss. -- Tristan Jarrett had 22 points as Jackson State beat Southern 67-51 on Monday night.
Roland Griffin had 18 points and seven rebounds for Jackson State (10-14, 7-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which won its fifth consecutive game.
Damiree Burns had 13 points for the Jaguars (9-15, 6-5). Ahsante Shivers added seven rebounds.
The Tigers evened the season series against the Jaguars with the win. Southern defeated Jackson State 56-50 on Jan. 13. Jackson State matches up against Texas Southern on the road on Saturday. Southern takes on Arkansas-Pine Bluff at home on Saturday.
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2020-2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Prairie View A&M | 4-0 | - | 5-4 |
Alabama A&M | 2-0 | 1 | 4-0 |
Jackson State | 2-0 | 1 | 2-5 |
Alcorn State | 3-1 | 1 | 3-6 |
Southern | 3-2 | 1.5 | 3-6 |
Grambling | 3-3 | 2 | 5-8 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2-4 | 3 | 3-12 |
Texas Southern | 1-2 | 2.5 | 3-7 |
Alabama State | 2-5 | 3.5 | 2-5 |
Mississippi Valley State | 0-5 | 4.5 | 0-13 |