TUESDAY'S SCORES
Troy 64, @Jacksonville State 52
Kentucky 72, @Morehead State 55
@#4 Baylor 100, Tennessee Tech 55
Austin Peay 61, @Lipscomb 52
TROY 64, JACKSONVILLE STATE 52
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Donette McNair scored 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead Troy University (1-1) to a 64-52 come from behind win over Jacksonville State (0-2) on Tuesday at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
The Gamecocks shot 45 percent in the first half before cooling off to 24 percent in the second half while Troy shot 37 percent in the first half and 51.9 percent in the second half.
Trailing 14-13, JSU went on an 8-0 run to take a 21-14 lead on a Candice Carmine jumper with 9:31 left in the first half. The Gamecocks outscored Troy 14-7 to stretch a 23-21 lead to a 37-28 halftime advantage.
The Gamecocks held a 49-41 lead with 12:21 to play in the second half before going through a drought that lasted a span of 7:21 and saw Troy use a 13-0 run to take a 54-49 lead.
Destiny Lane's jumper with 5:26 left in the game ended the drought and cut the Troy lead to 54-51. The Trojans would make six-of-nine free throws in the final 1:38 to seal the win.
Jolie Efezokhae scored 15 points as the only Gamecock in double figures. Paris Hollingsworth and Zenobia Pitts each had eight points. Pitts and Carmine had a team-high five rebounds while Pitts and Denielle Beneby dished out four assists apiece.
Alyce Shearing followed McNair with 13 points, including three 3-pointers, and collected seven rebounds before fouling out. Brittnie Davis added 10 points as the third Trojan in double figures.
KENTUCKY 72, MOREHEAD STATE 55
MOREHEAD, Ky. - Morehead State's Chynna Bozeman scored a team high 18 points, but the visiting Kentucky Wildcat women's basketball team overpowered the host Eagles, 72-55, Tuesday at Johnson Arena. MSU fell to 0-2, while UK remained unblemished at 3-0.
Bozeman had a tough night from the floor (6-of-21) but still managed to reach double figures for the 45th time in her career. UK got an 18-point night from A'dia Mathies, and Victoria Dunlap added 12 points and 16 rebounds. The Eagles held Dunlap 16 points below her season average though. Amber Smith added 15 points, while Amani Franklin totaled eight points and 12 rebounds. The game marked the return of former MSU head coach Matthew Mitchell, who led the Eagles for two seasons before returning to UK for his first head coaching gig.
The Wildcats jumped on top quickly 8-0 less than two minutes into the contest before Ashar Harris stopped the run with a rebound and put-back. Courtney Lumpkin hit a runner in the lane, and Chynna Bozeman drilled a three-pointer to make it 8-7. Another Bozeman trey, and an Ashley Martin drive and lay-in gave MSU its first lead at 12-10 with 13:57 left in the first half. However, that would prove to be one of only two short-lived MSU advantages of the evening.
After the Eagles got to within 20-19, UK scored eight of the next 10 to push ahead 28-21 with just more than five minutes left in the opening half. At the half, the Wildcats grabbed a 10-point lead, 37-27. The Eagles began the game 3-of-4 from three-point range but then missed their next nine treys. UK was 5-of-16 from beyond the arc in the first half.
UK opened the second half on a 14-4 run to pull ahead 51-31 at the 15-minute mark. The Eagles couldn't find the range in the early portion of the final 20 minutes as they began 1-for-9 from the field.
MSU was able to stay within relative striking distance, but never was able to cut the deficit below 10 the rest of the way. UK never led by more than 17 either. A three-pointer by Tiffanie Stephens had the UK lead down to 55-45 with 7:50 left but that's as close as MSU got.
Bozeman was MSU's leading scorer, while Martin and Lumpkin reached the double digit column with 10 each. Harris grabbed a team best nine rebounds, and Deja Watson pulled down eight boards. The 'Cats out-rebounded MSU 49-35.
The Eagles shot 34 percent from the field, while the Wildcats managed to hit 41 percent. MSU was 7-of-24 from three-point range.
BAYLOR 100, TENNESSEE TECH 52
WACO, Texas (AP) -- Baylor freshman Brittney Griner had 10 points, 11 rebounds, eight blocks and missed her only dunk attempt before fouling out with 10 minutes left in the Lady Bears' home opener, a 100-55 victory over Tennessee Tech on Tuesday night.
The 6-foot-8 Griner tried a right-handed slam just over 3 minutes into the second half, but the ball caromed off the back of the rim. She did rebound her miss and was fouled on a putback try, then made one of the free throws to put Baylor (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 8 AP) up 51-29.
While Baylor (2-0) appeared to be trying to get the ball inside to Griner several times, she had a rough shooting night (3 of 9) and wasn't able to get a dunk against the Golden Eagles (1-2), whose 10-player traveling squad consisted of seven freshmen and three sophomores -- all of them at least eight inches shorter than Griner.
Jordan Madden, another of Baylor's five freshmen, had 21 points to lead five Lady Bears in double figures. Ashley Field had 16 points, lone senior Morghan Medlock had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Shanay Washington had 10 points.
Krystal Stirrup led Tennessee Tech with 19 points.
The Golden Eagles' only lead was 3-2 when Kylie Cook, who finished with 12 points on four 3-pointers, hit her first one on their opening shot of the game. Medlock's two free throws put Baylor back ahead, and the Lady Bears had already stretched the lead to 22-10 when Madden hit a 3-pointer midway through the first half.
In her college debut Sunday in the Lady Bears' 74-65 loss at Tennessee, Griner had 15 points, four rebounds and four blocks and didn't attempt a dunk.
Griner became a YouTube sensation at Houston's Nimitz High, where she had 52 dunks in 32 games as a senior last season and had as many as seven in a game. Only six women have dunked in college basketball, a total of 15 dunks.
AUSTIN PEAY 61, LIPSCOMB 52
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Hampered by slow starts to both halves, Austin Peay State University women's basketball team pieced together late scoring bursts in each frame to post a 61-52 non-conference victory against Lipscomb, Tuesday night, at Allen Arena.
Lipscomb (1-2) got off to a fast start as Austin Peay had difficulty controlling the ball. The Lady Govs began the game making just 2-of-10 from the field and committed six of its 11 first-half turnovers in the opening seven minutes. The Lady Bisons took advantage and opened a nine-point, 13-4, lead with 13:33 remaining.
But Austin Peay (1-1) did not allow the lead to reach double-digits as juniors Salem Richardson, Brooke Faulkner and Ashley Herring each hit a basket when the lead threatened to reach 10 points. The field goal by Herring sparked a 16-5 run over seven-plus minutes that ultimately gave Austin Peay its first lead, 25-23 with 2:10 remaining. Freshman Meghan Bussabarger's field goal with 1:31 left gave APSU a 27-26 halftime advantage.
The Lady Bisons opened the second half again with a better start the Lady Govs. Lipscomb opened the frame with a 10-5 lead to take a four-point, 36-32, lead six minutes into the half. However, Austin Peay responded with the game's next nine points to retake the lead, 41-36, just four minutes later. The Lady Bisons battled right back with a 8-3 run to tie the game, 44-44, with 8:04 remaining.
Austin Peay took over from there. Herring turned the tide with a three-point field goal to give Austin Peay the lead for good.The lead reached seven points, 55-41, after senior Nicole Jamen hit a pair of free throws. Herring closed the game by making seven of eight free throws in the final 48 seconds to secure the victory.
Herring led all scorers with 23 points, making 6-of-13 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. She added eight rebounds and three steals in 36 minutes of action. Jamen chipped in nine points and grabbed a game-best 14 rebounds.
Austin Peay dominated the boards, posting a 50-40 rebounding edge. The Lady Govs 18 offensive rebounds turned into 21 second-chance points.
Jenna Bartsokas led Lipscomb with 16 points, one of three players to reach double-digit scoring territory. The Lady Bisons were doomed by a 6-of-17 (35.3 percent) free-throw performance.