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Senior guard Julysses Nobles scored a game high 23-points and the Jackson State men\u2019s basketball team pulled to within five points with 7:11 remaining in the game, but the Cowboys held on down the stretch to beat the Tigers 73-65 Monday night at the Arena-Auditorium. The game was Wyoming\u2019s final game of the Global Sports Shootout and JSU\u2019s third of the tournament. JSU is 1-2 in the Global Sports Shootout this season.<\/p>\n

Nobles went 8-22 from the field and 5-7 from the free throw line in 39 minutes of play. He also dished out three assists and connected on two of his six three-point shot attempts. Treshawn Bolden was the only other Tiger to score in double figures. He scored 14 points on 6-12 shooting to go along with three rebounds.<\/p>\n

Four Cowboys scored in double figures with Riley Grabau leading the way with 16 points. Larry Nance, Jr. followed with 15 points and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n

JSU (1-4) trailed 35-24 at halftime. However, for the first time this season, JSU outscored its opponent in the second half. JSU scored 41 points and Wyoming had 38. A key stat in the game was the free throw difference between the two teams. The Tigers attempted 15 free throw attempts, making 11 and the Cowboys went 31-44 from the line.<\/p>\n

Wyoming (3-1) led by as much as 16 points midway through the second half. However, JSU fought back to cut the lead to 61-56 with six minutes left in the game.<\/p>\n

JSU held the advantage in points in the paint (30-26), points off turnovers (19-10), second chance points (16-2) and bench scoring (20-16). The Tigers shot 41.7% from the field and 73.3% from the line. Wyoming connected on 52.8% of its field goal attempts and made 70.5% of its free throw attempts.<\/p>\n

Jackson State returns to action Friday, Nov. 22 when the Tigers travel to Martin, Tenn. to take on UT Martin in JSU\u2019s final game of the Global Sport Shootout. Tip-off is set for 7 pm. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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