The Southern Jaguars (9-7), the Southwestern Athletic’s top scoring team, will match up with the Jackson State Tigers (8-8) at F.G. Clark Center. Action begins at 9:00 pm ET on Monday, Jan. 11.
The Tigers, meanwhile, are coming off an 80-71 win against Alcorn State on Saturday. Paris Collins was the game’s top scorer, accounting for 26 points on 9-for-15 shooting.
Raeford Worsham has upped his play over the last five games for the Tigers, averaging 16.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.0 steal, and 1.0 block.
Notes
The Jackson State Tigers have a defensive rating of 95.8 (ranked 54th), while the Southern Jaguars have an offensive rating of 104.5 (ranked 196th).
The Southern Jaguars average a field goal percentage of 44.4% this season. The Jackson State Tigers have a losing record of 1-3 when opponents have a FG% of 44.4% or greater.
The Southern Jaguars rank higher based on their field goal percentage (150th) than their effective field goal percentage (208th). The Jackson State Tigers rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (290th) than their field goal percentage (304th).
Jackson State, the 37th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 41.0 rebounds per game. Southern does worse, ranked 267th with 34.8.
On average, Southern makes 7.2 steals per game. Jackson State is an abysmal 1-6 when it gives up at least 7 steals.
