Akron Continues Homestand Against Jackson State

Akron (4-4) vs Jackson State (1-7)
Sunday, Dec. 11 • James A. Rhodes Arena
Akron, Ohio • 2 PM (ET) • ESPN+

Game Coverage
TV: ESPN+: https://bit.ly/3hgjRN6
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/3gDBthm
Live Radio: WHLO 640AM - https://ihr.fm/3fFmzLo

Head Coaches
Jackson State Head Coach
Mo Williams (Alabama '03)
Overall Record: 15-42 (3rd Season)
Record at Jackson State: 1-7 (1st Season)

Akron Head Coach
John Groce (Taylor '94)
Career Record: 280-195 (15th Season)
Record at Akron: 98-63 (6th Season)
Overall MAC Record: 88-68 (at Ohio and Akron)

All-Time Series
First Meeting : Groce vs Jackson State: 0-0 at Akron (1-0 Overall)

What's Ahead
The Akron Zips continues its four-game home stretch at James A. Rhodes Arena on Sunday, Dec. 11 against Jackson State. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. Fans can follow the action on ESPN+ with Michael Reghi and Dave Bacon calling the action or listen to Akron Sports Radio Network on WHLO 640 AM with Dave Skoczen (PxP) and Joe Dunn (analyst). Live stats are also available on GoZips.com.

The Akron-Muskingum Series
Sunday's game marks the first meeting in series history between Akron and Jackson State.

Scouting The Tigers
Jackson State in 1-7 under first-year coach and ex-Cleveland Cavalier Mo Williams. The Tigers average 67.9 points per outing on 41.0 percent shooting from the floor and a 33.3 percent effort from beyond the 3-point arc, draining 7.6 triples a game.

Jackson State has two players scoring in double figures as Trace Young and Ken Evans leads the squad with 13.0 and 12.9 points per game, respectively. Young shoots 44.3 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from deep with a second-best 15 made long distance buckets. He is second on the glass, grabbing 5.8 rebounds per game and totals 46 total rebounds. Evans is third on the boards with 5.5 rebounds per game and 44 total boards. Evans owns team-highs in assists (28) and steals (12). He has also buried a third-best 12 trifectas at a 34.3 percent rate. Coltie Young leads the squad from beyond the 3-point arc with 18 triples at a 36.0 percent pace and averages 8.3 points per game. Romelle Mansel grabs a team-best 6.8 rebounds per game with 54 total rebounds.

Defensively, Jackson State allows its opponents to scoring 81.6 points per game on 48.7 percent shooting from the floor and 40.0 percent from 3-point range, allowing 10.0 long distance strikes per night. The Tigers caused 99 turnovers (12.4 to/g) with 57 steals (7.1 stl/g). Jackson State outrebounds the opponent by a +4.6 margin, allowing the opponent to grab 271 total boards (33.9 rebs/g) compared to the 308 total rebounds secured by the Tigers (38.5 rebs/g).

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