The Jackson State girls’s basketball workforce stored Alabama A&M to simply 11.1 % from deep in a 2-for-18 capturing efficiency on the best way to a 65-55 victory in opposition to the Bulldogs on Thursday.
The Tigers (4-9, 2-0) had three gamers rating in double figures, led by Taleah Dilworth, who had 19 factors and three steals. Jaileyah Cotton tacked on 12 factors and 4 assists and Leianya Massenat chipped in as nicely with 11 factors and 5 steals.
JSU grabbed 33 rebounds in Thursday’s sport in comparison with Alabama A&M’s 28, led by six boards from Shalance Montoya.
Jackson State’s protection held Alabama A&M to solely 11.1 % capturing from past the arc and 35.4 % from the sphere.
The Bulldogs didn’t have a lot luck cleansing up their misses on the offensive glass, both. They completed with seven offensive rebounds and managed two second-chance factors, whereas Jackson State cleared 24 defensive rebounds.
Jackson State (4-9, 2-0) entered the second quarter tied at 11-11 after a tightly contested first interval.JSU bought an ideal contribution from its bench within the interval, as non-starters accounted for 4 of its 11 whole factors.
The Bulldogs then took management within the second quarter, and the Tigers entered halftime behind 30-24.
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Alabama A&M continued to extend its lead after halftime, constructing a 34-27 benefit earlier than Jackson State went on a 6-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Massenat, to trim its deficit to 34-33 with 6:28 to go within the third.
The Tigers stored the rally going and took management on a Zoe Cooper layup with 41 seconds left for a 48-47 benefit heading into the fourth quarter.
JSU took benefit of six Alabama A&M turnovers within the quarter, scoring seven factors off of takeaways and stored widening that result in 65-53.
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