Jackson St. tops Mississippi Valley St. 87-70
JACKSON, Miss. -- Tristan Jarrett scored 27 points with nine rebounds, Venjie Wallis added 19 points with five steals and Jackson State beat Mississippi Valley State 87-70 on Saturday night.
Jayveous McKinnis scored 11 points with a career-high 20 rebounds and four blocks and Roland Griffin scored 13 points with eight rebounds for the Tigers (11-17, 8-7 Southwestern Athletic Conference) who outrebounded the Delta Devils 48-28 but made only 1 of 17 3-pointers (8%). Jonas James added 11 points.
Caleb Hunter scored 30 points and Michael Green added 16 for Mississippi Valley State (2-26, 2-14), which has lost five straight. Michael Green added 16 points. Jordan Lyons had seven rebounds.
The Tigers improve to 2-0 against the Delta Devils on the season. Jackson State defeated Mississippi Valley State 85-65 on Feb. 1. Jackson State plays Arkansas-Pine Bluff at home on Monday. Mississippi Valley State matches up against Grambling State on the road on Monday.
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2020-2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Prairie View A&M | 12-0 | - | 13-4 |
Jackson State | 10-0 | 1 | 10-5 |
Texas Southern | 9-3 | 3 | 12-8 |
Southern | 8-5 | 4.5 | 8-9 |
Grambling | 8-6 | 5 | 10-11 |
Alcorn State | 6-6 | 6 | 6-11 |
Alabama A&M | 4-8 | 8 | 6-8 |
Alabama State | 4-13 | 10.5 | 4-13 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2-12 | 11 | 3-20 |
Mississippi Valley State | 2-12 | 11 | 2-20 |