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Ruffin's 25 points lead No. 2 Jackson State past No. 3 Bethune-Cookman 71-50 in SWAC semifinals

AP
Mar 14, 2025

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) Daeshun Ruffin had 25 points as second-seeded Jackson State Tigers defeated No. 3-seed Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 71-50 in Friday's Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.

Jackson State will take on fifth-seeded Alabama State in Saturday's championship game.

Ruffin shot 9 of 18 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Tigers (16-17). Jayme Mitchell scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Shannon Grant shot 2 of 6 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line to finish with 10 points, while adding eight rebounds. It was the sixth win in a row for the Tigers.

The Wildcats (17-16, 1-1) were led by Daniel Rouzan, who posted 14 points and eight rebounds. Brayon Freeman added 11 points for Bethune-Cookman. Trey Thomas also recorded nine points.

Jackson State took the lead with 6:57 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Ruffin led their team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them up 35-24 at the break. Jackson State outscored Bethune-Cookman in the second half by 10 points, with Ruffin scoring a team-high 13 points after intermission.

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1st Half
COOK
Wildcats
24
JAST
Tigers
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Daniel Rouzan vs. Romelle Mansel (Gianni Hunt gains possession)
19:40		Romelle Mansel misses two point jump shot
19:38		Daniel Rouzan defensive rebound
19:29		Kalil Camara turnover (lost ball)
19:15	+2	Romelle Mansel makes two point layup (Shannon Grant assists)	0-2
18:58	+3	Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Kalil Camara assists)	3-2
18:38		Dorian McMillian misses two point jump shot
18:36		Seneca Willoughby defensive rebound
18:31		Dorian McMillian blocks Daniel Rouzan's two point dunk
18:29		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
18:13		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point jump shot
18:11		Shannon Grant offensive rebound
18:07		Shannon Grant misses two point layup
18:05		Keiveon Hunt offensive rebound
17:55	+2	Romelle Mansel makes two point hook shot	3-4
17:34	+2	Daniel Rouzan makes two point hook shot (Jesus Carralero Martin assists)	5-4
17:12		Romelle Mansel misses two point jump shot
17:10		Seneca Willoughby defensive rebound
16:54		Jesus Carralero Martin misses two point jump shot
16:52		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
16:50		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (out of bounds)
16:40	+3	Daniel Rouzan makes three point jump shot (Jesus Carralero Martin assists)	8-4
16:22	+3	Daeshun Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Keiveon Hunt assists)	8-7
16:03		Dorian McMillian blocks Trey Thomas's two point jump shot
16:01		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
15:35		Seneca Willoughby shooting foul (Keiveon Hunt draws the foul)
15:35		TV timeout
15:35	+1	Keiveon Hunt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-8
15:35	+1	Keiveon Hunt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-9
15:14		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
15:12		Wildcats offensive rebound
15:09		Daniel Rouzan misses three point jump shot
15:07		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
14:38		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Jesus Carralero Martin steals)
14:32	+2	Brayon Freeman makes two point jump shot	10-9
14:10		Keiveon Hunt misses two point jump shot
14:08		Jesus Carralero Martin defensive rebound
14:08		Romelle Mansel personal foul
13:45		Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
13:43		Jayme Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
13:23		Shannon Grant turnover (lost ball) (Kalil Camara steals)
13:19	+2	Kalil Camara makes two point dunk	12-9
13:00		Kalil Camara shooting foul (Keiveon Hunt draws the foul)
13:00	+1	Keiveon Hunt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-10
13:00	+1	Keiveon Hunt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-11
12:44		Kalil Camara misses three point jump shot
12:42		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
12:34	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup (Keiveon Hunt assists)	12-13
12:16		Kalil Camara misses three point jump shot
12:14		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
12:09		Keiveon Hunt misses two point layup
12:07		David Onanina defensive rebound
12:03		Brayon Freeman misses three point jump shot
12:01		Tigers defensive rebound
12:00		TV timeout
11:44		Shannon Grant misses two point layup
11:42		Kalil Camara defensive rebound
11:21		Kalil Camara misses three point jump shot
11:19		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
10:53		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point jump shot
10:51		Jesus Carralero Martin defensive rebound
10:40		Jesus Carralero Martin misses three point jump shot
10:38		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
10:18		Shannon Grant misses two point jump shot
10:16		Jesus Carralero Martin defensive rebound
10:09	+2	Brayon Freeman makes two point layup	14-13
9:46	+3	Daeshun Ruffin makes three point jump shot (Dorian McMillian assists)	14-16
9:25		Dorian McMillian shooting foul (Brayon Freeman draws the foul)
9:25	+1	Brayon Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 3	15-16
9:25	+1	Brayon Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 3	16-16
9:25	+1	Brayon Freeman makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-16
9:09		David Onanina blocks Romelle Mansel's two point dunk
9:07		Daniel Rouzan defensive rebound
8:53		Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
8:51		Brayon Freeman offensive rebound
8:45		Brayon Freeman misses two point layup
8:43		Wildcats offensive rebound
8:43		Brayon Freeman misses three point jump shot
8:41		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
8:31		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point jump shot
8:29		Brayon Freeman defensive rebound
8:21		Daniel Rouzan misses two point jump shot
8:19		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
8:09		Romelle Mansel misses three point jump shot
8:07		Wildcats defensive rebound
7:50		David Onanina misses two point jump shot
7:48		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
7:29	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup (Shannon Grant assists)	17-18
7:13	+2	David Onanina makes two point layup (Seneca Willoughby assists)	19-18
6:57	+3	Keiveon Hunt makes three point jump shot (Romelle Mansel assists)	19-21
6:40		Daniel Rouzan misses two point jump shot
6:38		Wildcats offensive rebound
6:37		TV timeout
6:26		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
6:24		Jayme Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
6:04	+3	Jayme Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Romelle Mansel assists)	19-24
5:42		Brayon Freeman misses two point layup
5:40		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
5:31	+2	Romelle Mansel makes two point dunk (Daeshun Ruffin assists)	19-26
5:31		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:10		Seneca Willoughby misses three point jump shot
5:08		Jesus Carralero Martin offensive rebound
5:00		Jesus Carralero Martin misses three point jump shot
4:58		Tigers defensive rebound
4:46	+3	Jayme Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Keiveon Hunt assists)	19-29
4:22		Seneca Willoughby misses three point jump shot
4:20		Jayme Mitchell Jr. personal foul
4:12		Kalil Camara misses three point jump shot
4:10		Jayme Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
3:51		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point jump shot
3:49		Kalil Camara defensive rebound
3:30	+2	Daniel Rouzan makes two point jump shot (Seneca Willoughby assists)	21-29
3:05		Romelle Mansel turnover (lost ball) (Jesus Carralero Martin steals)
3:02		Romelle Mansel blocks Trey Thomas's two point layup
3:00		Wildcats offensive rebound
3:00		TV timeout
2:59		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:57		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
2:52		Keiveon Hunt misses two point jump shot
2:50		Brayon Freeman defensive rebound
2:47		Romelle Mansel shooting foul (Kalil Camara draws the foul)
2:47		Kalil Camara misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:47	+1	Kalil Camara makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-29
2:29		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point jump shot
2:27		Shannon Grant offensive rebound
2:21		Daniel Rouzan shooting foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-30
2:21	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-31
1:59		Kalil Camara turnover (lost ball) (Daeshun Ruffin steals)
1:52		Daniel Rouzan shooting foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul)
1:52	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-32
1:52	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-33
1:34		Brayon Freeman misses three point jump shot
1:32		Daeshun Ruffin defensive rebound
1:21	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup	22-35
1:12		Daniel Rouzan misses two point jump shot
1:10		Jayme Mitchell Jr. personal foul
0:55		Jesus Carralero Martin misses three point jump shot
0:53		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
0:52		Keiveon Hunt turnover (bad pass)
0:35		Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
0:33		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
0:28		Tigers 30 second timeout
0:09		Jayme Mitchell Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:07		Kalil Camara defensive rebound
0:01	+2	Brayon Freeman makes two point jump shot	24-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COOK
Wildcats
26
JAST
Tigers
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Trey Thomas technical foul
20:00		Romelle Mansel technical foul
20:00		Romelle Mansel turnover
19:40	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point layup	24-37
19:15		Shannon Grant personal foul
19:05		Trey Thomas misses two point layup
19:03		Kalil Camara offensive rebound
19:02	+2	Kalil Camara makes two point jump shot	26-37
18:39		Daniel Rouzan personal foul
18:32		Dorian McMillian misses three point jump shot
18:30		Kalil Camara defensive rebound
18:07		Daeshun Ruffin personal foul
18:00		Daniel Rouzan misses two point hook shot
17:58		Kalil Camara offensive rebound
17:54	+2	Daniel Rouzan makes two point jump shot (Kalil Camara assists)	28-37
17:37		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point jump shot
17:36		Daeshun Ruffin offensive rebound
17:36		Daniel Rouzan shooting foul (Daeshun Ruffin draws the foul)
17:36	+1	Daeshun Ruffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-38
17:36		Daeshun Ruffin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:36		David Onanina defensive rebound
17:17	+2	David Onanina makes two point hook shot (Seneca Willoughby assists)	30-38
16:53		David Onanina shooting foul (Shannon Grant draws the foul)
16:53	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-39
16:53	+1	Shannon Grant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-40
16:37		Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
16:35		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
16:29		Dorian McMillian turnover (bad pass) (Trey Thomas steals)
16:25		Kalil Camara misses two point layup
16:23		Seneca Willoughby offensive rebound
16:14		Shannon Grant shooting foul (Seneca Willoughby draws the foul)
16:14	+1	Seneca Willoughby makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-40
16:14		Seneca Willoughby misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:14		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
15:58		Shannon Grant turnover (lost ball) (Kalil Camara steals)
15:50	+2	Trey Thomas makes two point jump shot	33-40
15:21		Shannon Grant misses two point jump shot
15:19		Romelle Mansel offensive rebound
15:18		Trey Thomas shooting foul (Romelle Mansel draws the foul)
15:18		TV timeout
15:18		Romelle Mansel misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:18	+1	Romelle Mansel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-41
14:59		Romelle Mansel personal foul
14:57		David Onanina misses two point layup
14:55		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
14:32	+2	Shannon Grant makes two point hook shot (Keiveon Hunt assists)	33-43
14:16		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
14:14		David Onanina offensive rebound
14:14		Keiveon Hunt personal foul
14:12	+3	Kalil Camara makes three point jump shot (Jesus Carralero Martin assists)	36-43
13:51		Daeshun Ruffin misses three point jump shot
13:49		Kalil Camara defensive rebound
13:40		Brayon Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Keiveon Hunt steals)
13:23		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (bad pass) (Jesus Carralero Martin steals)
13:23		TV timeout
13:04		Brayon Freeman misses two point jump shot
13:04		Jesus Carralero Martin offensive rebound
13:04		Jesus Carralero Martin misses two point jump shot
13:04		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
12:31	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup	36-45
12:12		Brayon Freeman misses three point jump shot
12:10		Jesus Carralero Martin offensive rebound
12:03		David Onanina misses two point layup
12:01		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
11:55	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup	36-47
11:44		Brayon Freeman misses two point layup
11:42		Daeshun Ruffin defensive rebound
11:38		TV timeout
11:33		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (back court violation)
11:26		Trey Thomas misses two point layup
11:24		Tigers defensive rebound
10:59	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point jump shot	36-49
10:34		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:32		Daniel Rouzan offensive rebound
10:30		Daniel Rouzan misses two point jump shot
10:28		Dorian McMillian defensive rebound
10:07		Keiveon Hunt misses two point jump shot
10:05		Seneca Willoughby defensive rebound
9:50	+2	Daniel Rouzan makes two point jump shot (Jesus Carralero Martin assists)	38-49
9:50		Shannon Grant shooting foul (Daniel Rouzan draws the foul)
9:50	+1	Daniel Rouzan makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-49
9:31		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point layup
9:29		Trey Thomas defensive rebound
9:22		Daniel Rouzan misses two point layup
9:20		Trey Thomas offensive rebound
9:19		Trey Thomas misses two point jump shot
9:17		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
8:56	+3	Dorian McMillian makes three point jump shot (Daeshun Ruffin assists)	39-52
8:27		Daniel Rouzan turnover (lost ball)
8:10	+3	Jayme Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Daeshun Ruffin assists)	39-55
7:40	+2	Trey Thomas makes two point jump shot	41-55
7:38		Wildcats 30 second timeout
7:38		TV timeout
7:32		Jayme Mitchell Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Brayon Freeman steals)
7:29		Brayon Freeman misses two point layup
7:27		Daniel Rouzan offensive rebound
7:26	+2	Daniel Rouzan makes two point jump shot	43-55
7:24		Tigers 30 second timeout
7:21		Jesus Carralero Martin personal foul
7:05	+2	Daeshun Ruffin makes two point layup	43-57
6:51		Seneca Willoughby misses two point jump shot
6:49		Daeshun Ruffin defensive rebound
6:28	+2	Jayme Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup (Shannon Grant assists)	43-59
6:07	+2	Brayon Freeman makes two point layup	45-59
5:47		Daeshun Ruffin turnover (lost ball)
5:34		Brayon Freeman misses two point jump shot
5:32		Romelle Mansel defensive rebound
5:22		Keiveon Hunt misses two point jump shot
5:20		Jesus Carralero Martin defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Trey Thomas makes two point layup (Brayon Freeman assists)	47-59
4:55		Jesus Carralero Martin shooting foul (Romelle Mansel draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Romelle Mansel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-60
4:55		Romelle Mansel misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:55		Daniel Rouzan defensive rebound
4:44		Kalil Camara misses three point jump shot
4:42		Daniel Rouzan offensive rebound
4:39		Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:37		Kalil Camara offensive rebound
4:37		Kalil Camara misses two point layup
4:35		Jayme Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
4:22		Brayon Freeman personal foul
4:22		Keiveon Hunt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:22		Daniel Rouzan defensive rebound
4:22		Daniel Rouzan misses two point jump shot
4:20		Jesus Carralero Martin offensive rebound
4:20		Jesus Carralero Martin misses two point layup
4:18		Jayme Mitchell Jr. defensive rebound
3:52	+2	Jayme Mitchell Jr. makes two point layup	47-62
3:29		Brayon Freeman misses two point layup
3:27		Shannon Grant defensive rebound
3:09	+3	Jayme Mitchell Jr. makes three point jump shot (Shannon Grant assists)	47-65
3:09		Wildcats 30 second timeout
3:09		TV timeout
3:04		Trey Thomas turnover (lost ball)
3:03		Seneca Willoughby personal foul
3:03		Trey Thomas technical foul
3:03	+1	Daeshun Ruffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-66
3:03	+1	Daeshun Ruffin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-67
3:03	+1	Daeshun Ruffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-68
3:03	+1	Daeshun Ruffin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-69
2:56		Jesus Carralero Martin misses two point layup
2:54		Jesus Carralero Martin offensive rebound
2:53	+2	Jesus Carralero Martin makes two point jump shot	49-69
2:41		Daeshun Ruffin misses two point layup
2:39		Daniel Rouzan defensive rebound
2:33		Brayon Freeman misses three point jump shot
2:31		Keiveon Hunt defensive rebound
2:06		Brayon Freeman personal foul (Keiveon Hunt draws the foul)
2:06	+1	Keiveon Hunt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-70
2:06	+1	Keiveon Hunt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-71
1:51		David Onanina misses two point hook shot
1:49		Delyle Williams defensive rebound
1:30		Marcus Watson Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Seneca Willoughby steals)
1:25		Kalil Camara misses three point jump shot
1:23		Jarrell Love offensive rebound
1:08		Jarrell Love turnover (lost ball) (Ebo Wilson steals)
0:56		Delyle Williams misses three point jump shot
0:54		Seneca Willoughby defensive rebound
0:40		Marcus Watson Jr. shooting foul (Simeon Womack draws the foul)
0:40		Simeon Womack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:40	+1	Simeon Womack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-71
0:30		Tigers turnover (10-second violation)
0:17		David Onanina misses two point layup
0:15		Ebo Wilson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
COOK
Wildcats
0
JAST
Tigers
0

Time	Team		Play	Score
0:00			End of period

Ebo Wilson defensive rebound