Jackson State’s men’s basketball team lost 84-80 to Southern Miss in overtime Wednesday night at Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Tigers led 69-67 in the final seconds of regulation, but Southern Miss tied the game on two free throws with 1.5 seconds remaining.
Mike Williams scored a career-high 27 points and had five assists for Jackson State. Dorian McMillian added 12 points, DJ Davis scored 11, and Chip Brunt had 10 points and six rebounds. Jackson State was 1-3 after the game; Southern Miss was 2-1.
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Jackson State’s next game was scheduled for Saturday against Winthrop in Rock Hill, South Carolina, at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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