The Tennessee State ladies’s basketball workforce busted open a 3rd quarter tie and defeated the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 65-58 at residence Saturday.
USI got here into Saturday’s contest as the one undefeated workforce within the OVC.
The Tigers (7-13, 4-6) had 4 gamers rating in double figures, led by Sanaa’ St. Andre, who had 18 factors. Eboni Williams added 14 factors, and Caitlin Anderson helped out with 11 factors.
Tennessee State pressured 24 Southern Indiana turnovers whereas committing 18 themselves in Saturday’s sport. The Tigers turned these takeaways into 20 factors on the offensive finish of the ground. Lyric Cole led the way in which individually with two steals.
After falling behind 14-10, Tennessee State went on a 9-0 run with 2:00 left within the first quarter, culminating in a bucket from Zyion Shannon to take a 19-14 lead, a rating that may maintain for the remainder of the interval. Tennessee State capitalized on 9 Southern Indiana turnovers within the interval, turning them into 9 factors on the opposite finish of the ground.
Southern Indiana rallied to take a 26-21 lead earlier than Tennessee State went on a 7-0 run beginning on the 2:29 mark within the second interval, highlighted by a bucket from St. Andre, to take a 28-26 lead.
📽️ One other angle of St. Andre’s halftime buzzer beater to present us the lead 🎯#RoarCity x #PressPlay pic.twitter.com/7msa4yhDH6
— Tennessee State Girls’s Basketball (@TSUTigersWBB) February 3, 2024
The Tigers proceeded to tack on one level to that lead and loved a 31-28 benefit heading into halftime. Tennessee State was robust from deep within the interval, pulling down two three-point pictures to account for six of its 12 factors.
Southern Indiana then took a 46-41 lead following intermission earlier than Tennessee State went on a 5-0 run, punctuated by a basket from Anderson, to tie issues up at 46 with 28 seconds to go within the third, a rating which remained till the top of the third quarter. Tennessee State knocked down two three-pointers within the quarter to attain six of its 15 complete factors.
Tennessee State then grabbed a 59-58 lead earlier than occurring a 6-0 run to develop its benefit to 65-58 with six seconds to go within the contest, a rating that may maintain for the remainder of the sport. Tennessee State acquired a lift from its bench within the interval, with non-starters scoring six of its 19 complete factors.
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