Tatum Scores 18, Jackson State Takes Down Grambling 68-65 in SWAC Tournament

Tatum scores 18, Jackson State takes down Grambling 68-65 in SWAC Tournament

Led by Jalen Tatum's 18 points, the Jackson State Tigers defeated the Grambling Tigers 68-65 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament on Tuesday.

Jackson State Tigers play in SWAC Tournament against the Grambling Tigers

Grambling Tigers (14-18, 8-11 SWAC) vs. Jackson State Tigers (11-20, 10-8 SWAC)

Jackson State advances in SWAC despite losing top scorer

ATLANTA–Jackson State kept its Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament hopes alive Tuesday night, despite missing its most important player. The Tigers defeated Grambling State 68-65 at Gateway Center Arena in Atlanta to advance to the next round of the tournament. The win came without SWAC Player of the Year Daeshun Ruffin, who remains sidelined and is listed day to day with a lower leg injury. Now Jackson State will face No. 2 seed …

'We made the last play': Jackson State grinds out SWAC Tournament win

Jackson State coach Mo Williams didn’t hide how much Tuesday night’s 68-65 win over Grambling State meant to his team. The Tigers survived a physical SWAC Tournament battle and advanced despite being without SWAC Player of the Year Daeshun Ruffin and being forced to adjust on the fly. In what was a back-and-forth battle at the Gateway Center, it was Dorian McMillian, who had not been asked to carry the load offensively for JSU all season, doing …

Tatum leads four players in double figures, Tigers advance to the quarterfinals

ATLANTA, Ga. | Jalen Tatum calmly stepped to the line with three seconds remaining and drained a pair of free throws before Jackson State was able to knock away a long in-bounds pass from Grambling State for a 68-65 victory at Gateway Center Arena in the second round of the Pepsi SWAC Basketball Tournament presented by Buick.