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02/01 03:43 CST Ruffin leads Jackson State against Southern
Ruffin leads Jackson State against Southern
By The Associated Press
Southern Jaguars (8-13, 4-4 SWAC) at Jackson State Tigers (6-15, 5-3 SWAC)
Jackson, Mississippi; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State plays Southern after Daeshun Ruffin scored 38 points
in Jackson State's 69-66 loss to the Grambling Tigers.
The Tigers are 3-2 on their home court. Jackson State gives up 86.5 points and
has been outscored by 19.6 points per game.
The Jaguars have gone 4-4 against SWAC opponents. Southern ranks sixth in the
SWAC shooting 33.1% from 3-point range.
Jackson State is shooting 38.7% from the field this season, 6.7 percentage
points lower than the 45.4% Southern allows to opponents. Southern's 45.3%
shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.0 percentage points lower
than Jackson State has given up to its opponents (47.3%).
The Tigers and Jaguars meet Monday for the first time in conference play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dorian McMillian is averaging 11.2 points for the Tigers.
Ruffin is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Michael Jacobs is shooting 43.9% and averaging 20.1 points for the Jaguars.
Malek Abdelgowad is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, averaging 74.7 points, 30.9 rebounds, 12.7 assists,
5.2 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 83.3 points per game.
Jaguars: 4-6, averaging 72.5 points, 31.2 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 9.5 steals
and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 77.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
