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Lady Bears edge Hinds on the road, 61-60

By: Michael D. Gunnell, Southwest Sports Information
Keturah Bingham

Women's Basketball | 1/26/2018 12:37:00 AM

An Amari Pittmanthree pointer tied the game with 0:19 on the clock and a subsequent layup and free throws by Danyelle Lewis helped the Lady Bears get their second straight nail-biting MACJC South Division victory as they defeated the host Hinds Lady Bulldogs 61-60 Thursday night in Utica.
 
With the win, the Lady Bears moved to 12-3 on the season and 3-3 in the South. Hinds dropped to 11-4, 2-4.
 
The Lady Bears took an early 2-0 lead in the game before Hinds came back to lead 9-4 with 4:14 on the clock. The first of Pittman's five treys in the game, and a
Mylicia Harness free throw, then pulled the Lady Bears to within 9-8 at the end of the quarter.
 
A 10-2 run to open the second quarter extended the Hinds lead to 19-10 with 5:53 left before the half. The Lady Bears then scored 15 of the final 22 points of the quarter and pulled to within 26-25 at intermission.
 
A Keturah Bingham three, with 7:51 left in the third quarter, put the Lady Bears on top for the second time in the game, 32-30. Hinds then scored eight straight to regain the lead, 40-34, with 5:22 on the clock. The teams traded baskets the rest of the quarter before Rachel Thompson's jumper late in the quarter cut the Lady Bears' deficit to 47-43 with one quarter remaining.
 
Hinds led for most of the fourth quarter. The Lady Bears trailed by three with time running out before Pittman nailed her final long-range jumper to knot the game at 57-57. Lewis then laid the ball in the basket with 0:07 on the clock and added a pair of free throws following a Hinds technical foul to put the Lady Bears up 61-57. A last-second three pointer by Hinds left the Lady Bears with their margin of victory.
 
"Amari made some shots, and it's obvious she made a big one at the end," said Lady Bears head coach Brent Harris. "But, it's our toughness, our willingness to communicate of defense that's made us better lately. So, I'm proud of that."
 
"We played a ton of different defenses (tonight)," Harris continued, "and each time we changed we made it work for us. So, hopefully we're getting better. But, it would be nice to have a little cushion and win one by more than one or two points."
 
Thompson led the Lady Bears to the win with 17 points. Pittman went 5-7 from three-point range to finish with 15 points while Lewis recorded 11 points. Bingham led the Lady Bears on the boards with nine rebounds while Kacie Fountain had six assists. The Lady Bears made 13 of 19 free throws.
 
Hinds' Victoria Johnson led all scorers with 18 points. She and her teammates hit 17 of 28 free throws.
 
The Lady Bears stay on the road for their next contest as they travel to Perkinston Monday night to face the Mississippi Gulf Coast Lady Bulldogs. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30.
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Keturah Bingham

#4 Keturah Bingham

F
6' 0"
Sophomore
Danyelle Lewis

#3 Danyelle Lewis

G
5' 7"
Sophomore
Rachel Thompson

#15 Rachel Thompson

F
5' 9"
Sophomore
Mylicia Harness

#11 Mylicia Harness

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Amari Pittman

#14 Amari Pittman

G
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Keturah Bingham

#4 Keturah Bingham

6' 0"
Sophomore
F
Danyelle Lewis

#3 Danyelle Lewis

5' 7"
Sophomore
G
Rachel Thompson

#15 Rachel Thompson

5' 9"
Sophomore
F
Mylicia Harness

#11 Mylicia Harness

6' 1"
Freshman
F
Amari Pittman

#14 Amari Pittman

5' 7"
Freshman
G