JACKSON, Miss. | In the first collegiate doubleheader ever televised on NBA TV, Grambling trailed by six at the break but stormed back to make it an extremely tight contest down the stretch, but it wasn't enough as Jackson State held on for the 63-59 victory at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center.
The opening half was a low-scoring affair as Grambling shot less than 30 percent from the field but found themselves down just six points due to horrid free throw shooting from Jackson State (1-for-6) in the first half.
The Tigers were led by senior
Prince Moss who produced a team-high 18 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field, including 3-of-6 from behind the arc. He also connected on 5-of-6 from the charity stripe. Redshirt junior
Cameron Christon was the only other Tiger to finish in double figures as he finished with 15 points and nearly hit all his free-throw attempts (7-for-8) in the game while adding nine boards in the loss.
Senior post man
Terreon Randolph had a solid output as he chipped in with nine points and seven boards while missing just one shot from the field and one free throw all game.
Jackson State's Tristan Jarrett finished with a game-high 26 points in the win, connecting on 6-of-10 from downtown.
Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State was 20-of-51 (39 percent) shooting from the field and 15-of-23 (65 percent) from the charity stripe
> Jackson State shot 46 percent (21-of-58) from the field and 42 percent (11-of-26) from the free-throw line
> The GSU Tigers registered 35 rebounds, including 30 on the defensive glass
> The JSU Tigers pulled down 41 rebounds, with 13 coming on the offensive end
> GSU finished with 28 points in the paint, 25 bench points, 14 fast-break points and eight second-chance points
> JSU registered 33 bench points, 18 points in the paint, 18 fast-break points and 10 second-chance points
Click here to view a highlight video of Grambling's historic contest against Jackson State which was televised on NBA TV.
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