NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL
Samford Bulldogs 53
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Southern Jaguars 65
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SOU1116172165
Colonial Life Arena · 736 att.

Match Report

Southern closes on a 14-2 run to beat Samford 65-53 in the women's First Four

— Jaylia Reed scored 16 points, DeMya Porter had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Southern closed the game on a 14-2 run to beat fellow No. 16 seed Samford 65-53 on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament.

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Team Stats

18-51
FG
23-58
35
Field Goal %
40
8-27
3PT
5-14
30
Three Point %
36
9-9
FT
14-22
100
Free Throw %
64
32
Rebounds
37
6
Offensive Rebounds
12
26
Defensive Rebounds
25
15
Assists
13
3
Steals
13
2
Blocks
5
19
Turnovers
10
3
Team Turnovers
0
19
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
4
Points Off Turnovers
20
3
Fast Break Points
12
12
Points in Paint
34
18
Fouls
16
4
Largest Lead
12
11
Lead Changes
11
27
Percent Led
61

Top Performers

SAM

  • Briana Rivera MIN 38 · PTS 16 · FG 5-11
  • Kaylee Yarbrough MIN 31 · PTS 11 · FG 3-12
  • Sierra Godbolt MIN 38 · PTS 2 · FG 0-8
  • Francie Morris MIN 24 · PTS 8 · FG 3-7

SOU

  • DeMya Porter MIN 29 · PTS 15 · FG 5-12
  • Mykayla Cunningham MIN 35 · PTS 6 · FG 2-4
  • Jaylia Reed MIN 29 · PTS 16 · FG 6-10
  • Jocelyn Tate MIN 24 · PTS 10 · FG 4-8

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:07 · 4th Quarter Jestiny Dixon Steal.
  4. 0:07 · 4th Quarter Avary Brewer bad pass turnover
  5. 0:10 · 4th Quarter Avary Brewer Offensive Rebound.
  6. 0:14 · 4th Quarter Avary Brewer misses 3-foot turnaround jump shot
  7. 0:45 · 4th Quarter Jaylia Reed makes free throw 2 of 2
  8. 0:45 · 4th Quarter Southern Deadball Team Rebound.

Highlights

01:19 Samford Bulldogs vs. Southern Jaguars: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:17 Jaylia Reed sinks it from downtown Watch on ESPN 00:15 What a shot by Francie Morris Watch on ESPN 00:16 What a shot by Francie Morris Watch on ESPN

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