Jackson State Tigers to visit the Akron Zips Sunday

Jackson State Tigers (1-7) at Akron Zips (4-4)

Akron, Ohio; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Akron hosts Jackson State in a matchup of Division 1 Division opponents.

The Zips have gone 3-0 at home. Akron is 2-3 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Tigers are 1-7 on the road. Jackson State is the SWAC leader with 34.9 rebounds per game led by Romelle Mansel averaging 6.8.

TOP PERFORMERS: Xavier Castaneda is shooting 37.0% and averaging 17.9 points for the Zips. Trendon Hankerson is averaging 7.8 points for Akron.

Coltie Young averages 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Tigers, scoring 8.3 points while shooting 36.0% from beyond the arc. Trace Young is averaging 13 points and 5.8 rebounds for Jackson State.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.