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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Final
HomeTulane85
Thursday, November 5, 2026Devlin FieldhouseAll Columbus sports
FinalFinalESPN+Play by play
12T
JKST384987
TULN424385
Final

Jackson State edges Tulane 87-85

Jackson State Tigers held off Tulane Green Wave 87-85 on Thursday at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse.

The second half made the difference: Jackson State outscored Tulane 49-43.

Jackson State shot 47% to 47% and lost the boards 39-28.

For Jackson State, Dorian McMillian (G): 23. For Tulane, TJ Nadeau (G): 16.

Jackson State improves to 1-1. Tulane falls to 1-1.

Attendance: 1,077.

Full recap at ESPN: McMillian, Ruffin lead Jackson State over Tulane 87-85

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#1
JKST · PointsDorian McMillian G23
#24
JKST · AssistsDaeshun Ruffin G8
#1
JKST · ReboundsDorian McMillian G7
#33
TULN · PointsTJ Nadeau G16
#5
TULN · AssistsKJ Greene G8
#0
TULN · ReboundsTyler Ringgold F8
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
N. Williams F19104-41-11-252020234
K. Butler F821-30-00-020001020
DJ Davis G1000-20-10-011101011
D. McMillian G38237-123-56-772021162
D. Ruffin G36174-150-49-1028410021
E. Wilson C400-00-00-020000113
J. Williams C100-00-00-000000000
AT Manyuon G24125-91-31-121111020
B. Nettles G510-00-01-220100201
M. Williams G31207-124-72-232100031
T. Hoover G100-20-20-000001000
D. Williams G2021-20-10-011110104
C. Brunt G300-10-00-001000001
Team8729-629-2420-242818107572118

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