Lady Tigers continue win streak against UAPB, men’s team falls

Bridget Robinson
MC301 Contributor

Junior Alisa Ross led the Lady Tigers to a 78-69 victory with 16 points against the University of Arkansas at Pine-Bluff on Feb. 3 at the H.O. Clemmons Arena.

With the win, the Lady Tigers improve to 8-11 overall and 6-3 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play.

JSU led most of the game by as much as 14 points with 18:46 remaining. The Lady Tigers shot a season high of 61.7% from the field (29-47), 50.0% from the 3-point line (1-2) and 59.4% from the free-throw line (19-32).

Dominique Brothern collected 15 points and 5 rebounds, Ayanna Hardy-Fuller received 14 points and 5 rebounds and Kameron Jones also contributed to the double-digits scoring with 12 points and 5 rebounds.

The Lady Tigers came out of the gate hot shooting 64.3% from the field (18-28) to UAPB’s 46.7% (14-30). UAPB made some runs but ultimately the Lady Tigers shooting performance was too much. The Lady Tigers outscored UAPB 42-24 from points in the paint and 31-26 off of turnovers.

Jazmyne Victorian led UAPB with 24 points and 8 rebounds. Christina Lasane collected 15 points and Carlisha Walker added to the trio with 13 points.

The Jackson State men’s basketball team can’t seem to rally together suffering from a second consecutive single digit loss against UAPB.

UAPB started the game on fire going on a 10-0 run with 16:46 on the clock. The Golden Lions dominated the first half scoring eight 3-point shots and out rebounding the Tigers 25-17. UAPB led JSU 40-24 at halftime.

Within the first minute and thirty seconds of the first half JSU went on a 5-0 run. The Tigers cut the led to 41-34 by the 17:47 mark. JSU continued to fight tying the game 54-54 with 9:40 left in the game.

The game came down to the wire with 2.7 seconds left JSU trailing by 1 point. UAPB stole the in-bound play sealing the game.

Brandon West led the Tigers with 17 points and 3 rebounds shy of a double-double. Javeres Brent added 13 points and 6 rebound and Julysses Nobles collected a double-double with 12 points and dominating the boards with 14 rebounds.

Marcel Mosley led UABP with 19 points and 6 rebounds.

With the loss JSU falls to a 7-3 overall and 3-6 Southwestern Athletic Conference record.

JSU will return to conference play against state-revival Alcorn State Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center.