Hicks leads Jackson State against Texas Southern after 26-point showing
Jackson State Tigers (8-17, 6-8 SWAC) at Texas Southern Tigers (13-11, 11-4 SWAC)
Houston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST
LINE: Texas Southern -6.5; over/under is 122.5
BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State plays the Texas Southern Tigers after Darius Hicks scored 26 points in Jackson State's 61-60 loss to the Alcorn State Braves.
The Texas Southern Tigers have gone 5-1 in home games. Texas Southern is the SWAC leader with 10.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Brison Gresham averaging 2.5.
The Jackson State Tigers are 6-8 against conference opponents. Jackson State has a 3-10 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
The teams square off for the second time this season in SWAC play. The Tigers won the last meeting 61-58 on Jan. 17. John Walker III scored 13 points points to help lead the Tigers to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Joirdon Karl Nicholas is scoring 9.7 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Texas Southern Tigers. Bryson Etienne is averaging 9.9 points and 3.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for Texas Southern.
Jayveous McKinnis is averaging 11.7 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.2 blocks for the Jackson State Tigers. Terence Lewis II is averaging 12.8 points over the last 10 games for Jackson State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Texas Southern Tigers: 8-2, averaging 69.2 points, 36.2 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 6.2 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.5 points per game.
Jackson State Tigers: 5-5, averaging 62.3 points, 35.1 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 5.5 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.8 points.
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