Ruffin Scores 28 as Jackson State Knocks Off Bethune-Cookman 91-86

Ruffin scores 28 as Jackson State knocks off Bethune-Cookman 91-86

Led by Daeshun Ruffin's 28 points, the Jackson State Tigers defeated the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 91-86.

JACKSON STATE 91, BETHUNE-COOKMAN 86

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Bethune-Cookman once unstoppable now on losing streak

For weeks, Bethune-Cookman looked like the most complete team in the SWAC. Physical inside. Confident late. Unshaken at the top of the standings. But Monday night in Jackson, Mississippi, the Wildcats (13-13, 10-3 SWAC) were reminded of something every team chasing a title eventually learns: The league always punches back. Jackson State (9-17, 8-5 SWAC) delivered that punch with a 91-86 win inside the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Cente…