The Grambling State women narrowly defeated Oral Roberts on Thursday evening in a hard-fought 93-91 contest in the Women’s NIT Tournament. The Golden Eagles went into halftime with a six-point lead, but the Lady Tigers would not go down without a fight. The sides exchanged the lead 13 times over the final 20 minutes, with Grambling State able to do just enough to come out on top.
Jazmyne Jackson scored 21 points to lead the way for Grambling State. Jordyn Carter was pivotal as well, shooting 3-of-3 in the second half for 10 points to power the Lady Tigers forward after the break. Grambling State’s offense as a whole came out of the break with new energy. They shot 60% from the field in the second half, scoring 1.4 points per possession. This was a big improvement from their 49% shooting and 0.96 points per possession in the first half.
Offense was not the issue for the Golden Eagles. They scored their 91 points on 46% shooting from the field. Ruthie Udoumoh led the way, putting up 22 points to go along with 13 boards. Taleyah Jones also contributed, adding another 22 points.
- GSU’s bench outscored Oral Roberts’ bench 38 to 23
- Oral Roberts outscored Grambling State 22 to 9 on second chance points
- Amanda Blake led all game players in plus-minus with a +13
Grambling State is now 23-9 thanks to the win. The Lady Tigers’ next matchup is a March 23 game against ULM at Fant-Ewing Coliseum. Oral Roberts’ record dropped to 21-11 with the loss. The Golden Eagles will have to rebound in Summit League Tournament, as this was their final game of the regular season.
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