Scores

Final

Miss. Valley St 58

(3-18, 3-5 SWAC)

Jackson St 64

(7-13, 6-2 SWAC)

2:00 PM ET, January 31, 2009

Williams Center, Jackson, MS

1 2 T
MVSU 27 3158
JKST 31 3364

Top Performers

Mississippi Valley State: E. Petty 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl

Jackson State: D. Griffin 18 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Jackson St. 64, MVSU 58

Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. -- Darrion Griffin scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Jackson State to a 64-58 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday.

Garrison Johnson added 17 points for the Tigers (7-13, 6-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who have won seven of their last eight games.

Jackson State raced to a 22-10 lead in the first 10 minutes. A basket by Griffin with 3 seconds remaining gave the Tigers a 31-27 lead at halftime.

Griffin, who had 11 points in the first half, hit a 3-pointer with 15:05 left in the second half to push Jackson State's lead to 35-27.

Jeremy Caldwell's basket with 8:52 remaining in the game stretched Jackson State's lead to 51-39.

Caldwell finished with 12 points and Grant Maxey had 11 for Jackson State, which outrebounded Mississippi Valley State 45-35.

Eric Petty led Mississippi Valley State with 18 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MVSU
JKST
Points 58 64
FG Made-Attempted 23-61 (.377) 25-55 (.455)
3P Made-Attempted 5-20 (.250) 4-18 (.222)
FT Made-Attempted 7-14 (.500) 10-16 (.625)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 13

Game Leaders

 
MVSU
JKST
PointsE. Petty 18D. Griffin 18
ReboundsS. Behling 8D. Griffin 11
AssistsD. Harmason 3R. Melvin 6
StealsD. Harmason 4R. Melvin 1
Team Stats: Mississippi Valley St. | Jackson State

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 31, 2009 @JKST 64, MVSU 58Recap
Feb 28, 2009 @MVSU 73, JKST 67Recap

Next 5 Games

MVSU
JKST
02/02 @GRAM 8:30pm
02/07 @AAMU 7:00pm
02/09 @ALST 9:00pm
02/14 ALCN 8:30pm
02/16 SOU 8:30pm
 02/02 ARPB 8:30pm
02/07 @ALCN 8:30pm
02/09 @SOU 8:30pm
02/14 TXSO 6:30pm
02/16 PV 8:30pm
Complete Schedule: Mississippi Valley St. | Jackson State

Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Alabama State16-222-9
Jackson State15-318-15
Prairie View A&M12-617-16
Arkansas-Pine Bluff11-713-18
Alabama A&M6-128-19
Southern University8-108-23
Grambling State4-146-23
Mississippi Valley State7-117-25
Texas Southern7-117-25
Alcorn State4-146-25
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