Texas Southern off to first NCAA after 70-66 win
Joyce Kennerson poured in 29 points, including the clinching free throw with 4.7 seconds left, and Texas Southern earned its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth with a 70-66 win over Grambling in th
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Texas Southern Tigers
70
Grambling Lady Tigers
66
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXSO | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 70 |
| GRAM | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 66 |
Toyota Center (Houston) · 1,300 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | @ LSU Tigers | L 22-131 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | @ Tulane Green Wave | L 38-92 | NCAAW |
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Play by Play
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PersonalFoul 0:03 70-66
Foul on Chynna Ewing.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 70-66
Joyce Kennerson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 69-66
Foul on Chantiara Lewis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 69-66
Chynna Ewing made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 68-66
Foul on Johnea Thompson.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 68-66
Breasia McElrath made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 67-66
Foul on Chantiara Lewis.
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LayUpShot 1:07 67-66
Chynna Ewing made Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:46 65-66
Chynna Ewing made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:03 63-66
Foul on Monisha Neal.
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PersonalFoul 2:05 63-66
Foul on Shakyla Hill.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 63-66
Jazmine Torian made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:29 63-65
Foul on Shamiya Brooks.
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JumpShot 2:59 63-65
Johnea Thompson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:33 63-63
Johnea Thompson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:20 63-61
Foul on Shakyla Hill.
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JumpShot 4:38 63-61
Shakyla Hill made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:58 63-59
Joyce Kennerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shamiya Brooks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:17 60-59
Chantiara Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bre'nae Andrews.
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LayUpShot 6:00 60-56
Chynna Ewing made Layup. Assisted by Joyce Kennerson.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:34 58-56
Breasia McElrath made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:34 57-56
Breasia McElrath made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:34 56-56
Foul on Jazmine Torian.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:56 56-56
Monisha Neal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shakyla Hill.
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JumpShot 7:20 56-53
Joyce Kennerson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:41 54-53
Shamiya Brooks made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:01 52-53
Shakyla Hill made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:53 52-51
Foul on Kaitlyn Palmer.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:35 52-51
Joyce Kennerson made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 49-51
Bre'nae Andrews made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chantiara Lewis.
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LayUpShot 1:12 49-48
Joyce Kennerson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 46-48
Foul on Jazmine Torian.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 46-48
Joyce Kennerson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 47-48
Joyce Kennerson made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 3:30 45-48
Johnea Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Bre'nae Andrews.
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PersonalFoul 3:50 45-46
Foul on Camille Mills.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:21 45-46
Johnea Thompson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:21 45-45
Foul on Nycolle Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 45-45
Nycolle Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 44-45
Nycolle Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:34 43-45
Foul on Monisha Neal.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:58 43-45
Shakyla Hill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:58 43-44
Foul on Nycolle Smith.
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PersonalFoul 5:54 43-44
Foul on Camille Mills.
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PersonalFoul 6:04 43-44
Foul on Chynna Ewing.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:31 43-44
Shakyla Hill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:31 43-43
Foul on Chynna Ewing.
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LayUpShot 6:31 43-43
Shakyla Hill made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:56 43-41
Joyce Kennerson made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 7:16 40-41
Foul on Joyce Kennerson.
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LayUpShot 7:16 40-41
Shakyla Hill made Layup. Assisted by Jazmin Boyd.
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LayUpShot 7:36 40-39
Breasia McElrath made Layup. Assisted by Kaitlyn Palmer.
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JumpShot 8:00 38-39
Kaitlyn Palmer made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:21 36-39
Breasia McElrath made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:30 35-39
Foul on Johnea Thompson.
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JumpShot 8:53 35-39
Shakyla Hill made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 9:41 35-37
Takerra Parsons made Layup. Assisted by Monisha Neal.
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LayUpShot 0:03 35-35
Johnea Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Shakyla Hill.
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LayUpShot 0:37 35-33
Chantiara Lewis made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:59 35-31
Kaitlyn Palmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joyce Kennerson.
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End Game 0:00 70-66
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:02 70-66
Breasia McElrath Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 70-66
Monisha Neal missed Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 70-66
Foul on Chynna Ewing.
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RegularTimeOut 0:04 70-66
Grambling Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:04 70-66
Johnea Thompson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 70-66
Joyce Kennerson missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:04 70-66
Joyce Kennerson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:04 69-66
Foul on Chantiara Lewis.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 69-66
Chynna Ewing made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:06 68-66
Texas Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 68-66
Chynna Ewing missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 68-66
Foul on Johnea Thompson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:08 68-66
Chynna Ewing Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:08 68-66
Chantiara Lewis missed Layup.
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Steal 0:11 68-66
Shakyla Hill Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:12 68-66
Chynna Ewing Turnover.
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RegularTimeOut 0:13 68-66
Texas Southern Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:15 68-66
Shamiya Brooks Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:15 68-66
Shakyla Hill missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:35 68-66
Monisha Neal Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 68-66
Breasia McElrath missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:35 68-66
Breasia McElrath made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:35 67-66
Foul on Chantiara Lewis.
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ShortTimeOut 0:36 67-66
Texas Southern Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:36 67-66
Johnea Thompson Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 0:53 67-66
Bre'nae Andrews Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:53 67-66
Shakyla Hill missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 1:07 67-66
Chynna Ewing made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:16 65-66
Breasia McElrath Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:16 65-66
Chantiara Lewis missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:46 65-66
Chynna Ewing made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:03 63-66
Foul on Monisha Neal.
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PersonalFoul 2:05 63-66
Foul on Shakyla Hill.
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Defensive Rebound 2:29 63-66
Nycolle Smith Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 63-66
Jazmine Torian missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 63-66
Jazmine Torian made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:29 63-65
Foul on Shamiya Brooks.
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Steal 2:51 63-65
Chantiara Lewis Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:53 63-65
Chynna Ewing Turnover.
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Team Stats
TXSO
GRAM
27-60
FG
26-69
45
Field Goal %
38
6-16
3PT
3-17
38
Three Point %
18
10-16
FT
11-22
63
Free Throw %
50
42
Rebounds
43
14
Offensive Rebounds
19
28
Defensive Rebounds
24
12
Assists
12
4
Steals
11
0
Blocks
2
17
Turnovers
12
1
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
7
Points Off Turnovers
22
8
Fast Break Points
2
38
Points in Paint
40
19
Fouls
15
4
Largest Lead
8
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