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Lady Bears win at Jones County, 84-78, in overtime

By: Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information
Ke' Asia Gray

Women's Basketball | 1/22/2016 8:35:00 AM

Box Score

Overcoming an always-tough opponent and a 40 minute delay caused by a tornado warning, the Lady Bears bounced back from Tuesday's loss to notch a huge 84-78 overtime win against host Jones County Thursday night.
 
The win moved the Lady Bears to 13-2 overall and, at 5-1, into a three-way tie with Jones County and East Central for first place in the MACJC South.
 
A pair of Teshia Jones three pointers helped the Lady Bears take a 12-10 lead with 4:52 left in the first quarter. Ahead 16-10 with 3:47 on the clock, the Lady Bears saw the Lady Bobcats go on a 10-0 run to take a 22-16 lead at the end of the quarter.
 
The Lady Bobcats (12-3, 5-1) looked ready to blow the game wide open in the second quarter, using a 12-2 run to take a 38-25 lead with 3:31 to play before the break. But, Ke' Asia Gray and Alissa Adam combined to score eight points for the Lady Bears as they dropped their deficit to 41-33 at the end of the half.
 
Gabriella Cortez nailed a three-pointer early in the third quarter to move the Lady Bears back to within four points, 41-37, with 8:15 on the clock. Jones then hit a three-pointer with 3:42 remaining in the quarter to give the Lady Bears their first lead since early in the contest, 50-48.
 
Leading 52-49 with 2:39 on the clock, the Lady Bears saw their hosts go on another 10-0 run and regain the lead, 59-52, at the end of the quarter.
 
Down 67-60 with 3:29 on the clock, the Lady Bears scored eight of the game's next 10 points and pulled to within a point, 69-68, on Adam's jumper with 1:24 left. It was at this point the tornado warning forced officials to stop the game and send the teams and fans to safe cover.
 
When play resumed, Snowden laid the ball in the goal to put the Lady Bears on top 70-69 with 0:57 remaining. Both teams then had a chance to pick up the win in regulation. Jones County tied things at 70-70 on a free throw with 0:41 on the clock, but missed the second shot. A missed jumper by the Lady Bears with 0:18 to play forced the extra period.
 
The Lady Bobcats scored six of the first seven points in overtime to go ahead 76-71 with 1:58 to play. The Lady Bears then went on a 9-0 run, ending with a pair of Jones free throws that put them on top 80-76 with 0:31 left.
 
The Lady Bobcats made the score 80-78 with 0:23 on the clock, but Snowden and Cortez combined to go 4-4 from the free throw line in the remaining seconds to secure the win.
 
"Every starter, everybody who played had a big moment," said Lady Bears' head coach Brent Harris. "Alissa was really great at the point; Lillie made some huge free throws for us; Chelsea James came in defensively and made some big plays; Ke' Asia offensively really gave us a spark early in the first half."
 
"It's a huge character win," Harris continued. "I'm very proud of (us) overcoming a lot of different situations and just kind of trusting each other to get the victory."
 
Adam went 8-16 from the field and 8-10 from the free throw line to lead all scorers with 25 points. She also picked up eight assists. Jones had 21 points and eight rebounds while Gray and Cortez also scored in double figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively. The Lady Bears hit 22 of 28 free throws.
 
Myyah West led the Lady Bobcats with 17 points. She and her teammates combined to make 20 of 25 free throws.
 
The Lady Bears close out the first half of South Division play Monday when they host East Central in a scheduled 5:30 game.
 
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Players Mentioned

Teshia Jones

#1 Teshia Jones

G
5' 5"
Sophomore
Alissa Adam

#10 Alissa Adam

G/F
5' 8"
Freshman
Ke

#14 Ke' Asia Gray

G
5' 4"
Sophomore
Gabriella Cortez

#34 Gabriella Cortez

F
5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Teshia Jones

#1 Teshia Jones

5' 5"
Sophomore
G
Alissa Adam

#10 Alissa Adam

5' 8"
Freshman
G/F
Ke

#14 Ke' Asia Gray

5' 4"
Sophomore
G
Gabriella Cortez

#34 Gabriella Cortez

5' 11"
Sophomore
F