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Hampton Pirates and the Jackson State Tigers square off in College Park, Georgia

Jackson State Tigers (1-9) vs. Hampton Pirates (5-6)

College Park, Georgia; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Hampton takes on Jackson State in College Park, Georgia.

The Pirates have a 5-6 record in non-conference play. Hampton is 0-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Tigers have a 1-9 record in non-conference games. Jackson State averages 14.6 turnovers per game and is 1-2 when winning the turnover battle.

Hampton is shooting 43.0% from the field this season, 6.2 percentage points lower than the 49.2% Jackson State allows to opponents. Jackson State averages 58.0 points per game, 9.0 fewer points than the 67.0 Hampton allows to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt is scoring 11.2 points per game and averaging 1.1 rebounds for the Pirates. Aidan Haskins is averaging 1.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Daeshun Ruffin is averaging 14.9 points for the Tigers. Jayme Mitchell is averaging 12.4 points.

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