Jackson State scheduled to visit Southern Miss

Jackson State was scheduled to play Southern Miss at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, according to the game information. The game was listed for ESPN+.

The Tigers entered the matchup 1-2 after opening the season with three road games in a busy week. Jackson State faced Mississippi State on Monday and was scheduled to play Winthrop on Saturday.

Mike Williams led Jackson State through its first three games, averaging 18 points. He made 18 of 39 shots from the field, including 12 of 21 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 at the free-throw line. He also had eight rebounds and five assists.

Williams averaged 21.5 points in two games off the bench, scoring 20 against Tulane and a career-high 23 against Mississippi State. He scored in double figures in each of Jackson State’s first three games. Dorian McMillian averaged 11 points per game.

Jackson State beat Tulane 87-85, with five players reaching double figures: McMillian, Williams, Daeshun Ruffin, Nikk Williams and AT Manyuon. McMillian and Mike Williams each scored at least 20 points.

Southern Miss entered at 1-1 and held a 10-4 advantage in the all-time series. The teams had not met in a regular-season game since 2017, though Southern Miss won exhibition matchups in each of the previous two seasons. Jackson State had won the teams’ last three regular-season meetings.

Ruffin returned for his final season after receiving an NCAA waiver. He was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s preseason player of the year and earned first-team preseason honors after winning the conference’s player of the year award last season.

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