1 | 2 | T | |
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JKST | 34 | 33 | 67 |
MVSU | 37 | 35 | 72 |
Mississippi Valley State beats Jackson State, ends 21-game slide
JACKSON, Miss. -- Kylan Phillips scored 23 points as Mississippi Valley State, the only winless Division I team entering Saturday, snapped a 21-game losing streak with a 72-67 victory over Jackson State.
Mississippi Valley State (1-20, 1-7 Southwestern Athletic Conference) hadn't won since March 4, 2017, when it beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 88-87. The Delta Devils lost their final game of 2017-18 against Alcorn State and started this season with 20-consecutive losses and owned the longest active losing streak in Division I.
Dante Scott scored 11 on just 2-of-9 shooting from the field and 7 of 10 from the foul line. He broke a 67-all tie with 42 seconds left at the line after Phillips came up with a steal at the other end.
Darius Austin missed a 3-pointer on Jackson State's next possession and, forced to foul with 20 seconds, sent Scott to the line where he made another pair.
Chalice Frank missed a 3 with 12 seconds left and Jeremiah Jefferson missed a jumper after gathering the rebound off Frank's miss.
Maurice Rivers led Jackson State (9-12, 6-2) with 15 points and Austin scored 12.
Game Information
- Referees:
- John Hendricks
- John Heatly
- Adrian Judie
2023-24 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grambling | 14-4 | - | 21-15 |
Alcorn State | 13-5 | 1 | 14-18 |
Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
Texas Southern | 12-6 | 2 | 16-17 |
Bethune-Cookman | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
Jackson State | 11-7 | 3 | 15-17 |
Alabama A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 12-23 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8-10 | 6 | 13-18 |
Alabama State | 8-10 | 6 | 13-19 |
Prairie View A&M | 5-13 | 9 | 10-21 |
Florida A&M | 4-14 | 10 | 6-23 |
Mississippi Valley State | 1-17 | 13 | 1-30 |