Jackson St. 70, Prairie View 63

Published Jan. 17, 2011 10:08 p.m. ET

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Jenirro Bush scored 19 points, Grant Maxey had 18 and Jackson State defeated Prairie View 70-63 Monday night.

Tyrone Hanson added 10 points for the Tigers (9-9, 5-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who ended the game on a 22-9 run to rally from a six-point deficit.

Trant Simpson led the Panthers (5-13, 2-3) with 25 points and Beloved Rogers had 11.

Prairie View took its largest lead, 54-48, midway through the second half and was up 59-55 before Jackson State scored seven straight points. Rod Melvin hit two free throws with 5:36 remaining to give the Tigers a 60-59 advantage, and they led the rest of the way.

Jackson State took a 30-28 lead into intermission after leading by 10 in the first half.