Cleveland State men's basketball lost to Jackson State 76-68 on February 25 bringing to an end the
2021-2022 season. Down 15 at the half, the Cougars used a frenzied rally in the second half only to
come up short in the play in game for the TCCAA/NJCAA Region VII Tournament.
Playing on the court at tournament host Dyersburg State the Cougars, needing to win to enter
tournament play, rallied to within four points with a minute remaining only to have Jackson use timely
free throw shooting to end the contest. On the game Jackson was 18-23 from the charity stripe while
Cleveland State was 5-11.
Point guard Khris Green led Cougar scoring with 20, shooting 8-12 from the field while Kobe Pride
pulled down 10 rebounds along and poured in 16 points. Miguel Shaw joined the double digit scoring
with 14 and rebounded nine on the game as Cleveland State's two other starters, Marcus Averhart
and K'Juan Banks scored eight and six points respectively.
The Cougars finished with a 10-13 overall record while going 7-9 in conference play.