#SWACWBB Recaps: December 22
Today’s Scores:
Jackson State 72, Illinois-Chicago 57
Texas Tech 75, Texas Southern 55
Hamer leads Jackson State past Illinois-Chicago
LAS VEGAS – Marneisha scored a game-high 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Jackson State women's basketball team rolled past Illinois-Chicago 72-57 Saturday afternoon at the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic.
The first half was evenly matched and UIC (2-8) went into halftime with a 28-27 lead.
The Lady Tigers (4-6) went to Hamer early and often in the second half and the Memphis native scored 21 of her 27 points. JSU outscored UIC 45-29 in the second stanza.
Junior Kaisah Lucky dropped 15 points and made her living at the free-throw line and converted 8-of-12 attempts. Junior Sumer Williams came off the bench and added 10 points and went 2-of-2 from three-point range.
The Lady Tiger's defense was stingy and held UIC to 33.3 percent shooting and forced 37 turnovers. JSU connected on 42.2 percent (27-of-64) of its shots from the floor.
- JSU Sports Media
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Texas Southern falls at Texas Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas — The Texas Southern women’s basketball team dropped a 75-55 contest to Texas Tech Saturday afternoon at United Supermarkets Arena.
Marquia Turner led TSU with 18 points, going 5-of-7 from downtown. Olivia Cunningham added 15 points. Niya Mitchell posted seven points, five rebounds, two blocks and two assists, but was limited to 22 minutes of action due to foul trouble.
Texas Southern led 18-15 after one but lost its handle on the game thanks to a big second quarter for the Red Raiders. TSU was outscored 22-7 in the period and faced a 37-25 deficit entering the break. The Lady Tigers (4-7) were unable to recover from that point.
TSU was outrebounded 47-19 in the game. Texas Tech’s Brittany Brewer led with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Chrislyn Carr added 19 points, and Sydney Goodson scored 16 points.