Mississippi State
1-1
Tulane
2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | 23 | 19 | 42 |
| Tulane | 28 | 34 | 62 |
Lady Bulldogs Fall At Tulane
November 16, 2010 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Two different scoring draughts proved too much for Mississippi State to overcome as the Lady Bulldogs dropped a 62-42 to homestanding Tulane in a women's basketball game played Tuesday night at Fogelman Arena.
MSU went more than five minutes in the opening half without a point and had an even longer stretch - better than six minutes - without a score in the final half. The limited offense prevented the Lady Bulldogs from building on a nine-point first-half lead.
The Lady Bulldogs actually opened a 13-4 advantage seven minutes into the contest. A 3-pointer by Diamber Johnson ran the Maroon and White advantage to 20-13 with 7:33 left in the half.
From there, the Green Wave ended the half with a 15-3 run for a 28-23 halftime advantage. A Mary Kathryn Govero trey was the Lady Bulldogs' only score in the final 7:33 of the half. The Lady Bulldogs had three different first-half stretches of more than thee minutes without a score.
In the early stages of the second half, a Govero jumper actually brought MSU within 31-30 before the Lady Bulldogs' offensive attack went totally frigid. Over the next 6:21, Tulane reeled off a 11-0 run to ease into a commanding lead. The run eventually stretched to 26-5 as the hosts took a 56-35 lead. MSU managed two field goals during that run which lasted more than 14 minutes.
The Lady Bulldogs only hit on 8 of 34 shot attempts in the final half. Tulane stretched the lead to as many as 22 on two different occasions before cruising home with the victory.
For the contest, the Lady Bulldogs hit 18 of 61 shots from the field (30 percent), 5 of 24 shots from 3-point range (21 percent) and 1 of 2 shots from the foul line (50 percent). The Green Wave hit 22 of 62 shots from the field (36 percent), 5 of 15 shots from 3-point range (33 percent) and 13 of 21 shots from the foul line (62 percent).
Tulane held a 48-40 rebounding advantage. The Lady Bulldogs had nine assists and 21 turnovers, while the Green Wave had 16 assists and 16 turnovers.
Diamber Johnson paced the Lady Bulldogs with 14 points. Ashley Brown added eight points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
Tulane received a game-high 18 points from Tiffany Aidoo. The Green Wave also had double-doubles from Brittany Lindsey (13 points, 10 rebounds) and Whitney Bibbins (10 points, 11 rebounds). Roshaunda Barnes was also in double figures with 11 points.
The Lady Bulldogs remain on the road, facing South Alabama at 7 p.m. next Tuesday in the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Ala. MSU returns home for Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 2 p.m. on Nov. 28.
