Jackson State Tigers at Texas Southern Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 77
Hopkins carries Texas Southern over Jackson St. 77-74
Yahuza Rasas and Tyrik Armstrong added 20 points each for Texas Southern. Rasas also had 16 rebounds.
Jonas James converted a three-point play to give Jackson State a 65-55 lead with eight minutes remaining but answered with a dunk, two free throws and a three-point play of his own to cut TSU's deficit to three points with 7:12 to go. Armstrong scored seven points in an 11-0 run that gave the Texas Southern a 73-67 lead when he hit a 3-pointer with 3:51 left. Roland Griffin's layup with 38 seconds to play pulled JSU within a point but Hopkins made two free throws to cap the scoring with nine seconds left capped the scoring.
Texas Southern (11-13, 8-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) totaled 49 points in the second half, a season high for the team.
Roland Griffin had 21 points and six assists for Jackson State (10-15, 7-5), whose five-game winning streak was snapped. Tristan Jarrett added 16 points. Jonas James had 11 points. Jayveous McKinnis had 10 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks.
Texas Southern improves to 2-0 against Jackson State this season. Texas Southern defeated Jackson State 77-66 on Jan. 18. Texas Southern will pursue its fifth consecutive home victory on Monday when the team hosts Grambling State. Jackson State takes on Prairie View on the road on Monday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Texas Southern Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Tristan Jarrett missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Justin Hopkins made Free Throw. | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Justin Hopkins made Free Throw. | 74 - 76 |
Statistics
 JKST |
 TXSO |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-55 | FG | 25-66 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 6-13 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 10-16 | FT | 21-25 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 17 | Assists | 6 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 1,774 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |