A 13-4 rally helped the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women’s basketball team overcome a late Tulane University surge and run its winning streak to four games with a 79-74 victory Friday in the University of Miami tournament.
UAPB (4-3) went into the fourth quarter with a 55-51 lead and expanded it to 64-54 on a Zaay Green jumpshot with 7:21 remaining. Arsula Clark, Moon Ursin and Kaila Anderson then made key baskets to buoy an 18-11 swing and give the Green Wave (6-2) a 3-point lead with 4:18 remaining.
Bryana Langford sank a 3-point basket to tie the game at 69-all, and Maya Peat’s hook shot with 2:48 to go put the Lady Lions in front for good.
All five UAPB starters scored in double figures – Green with 17, Khadijah Brown with 14, Sade Hudson with 12 and Joyce Kennerson and Peat with 10 apiece. Brown also had 14 rebounds, and Green pulled down 9 rebounds.
UAPB shot 28 for 68 (41.2%) from the floor and went 5 for 16 from 3-point range. The Lady Lions made 18 of 22 free throws.
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Ursin totaled 26 points and 10 rebounds for Tulane, with Dynah Jones and Clark making 12 each.
Tulane made 24 of 65 (36.9%) from the field, including 9 of 29 from the arc. They hit 17 of 25 free throws.
UAPB will play Miami at 1 p.m. Monday in Coral Gables.
MEN: BAYLOR 99, UAPB 54
In Waco, Texas, Baylor University hung 99 points on the UAPB men’s basketball team for a second straight year.
The national champion Bears shot 20 for 32 from the field in the second half and finished the game 35 for 68 (51.5%), including 13 for 32 from 3-point range.
L.J. Cryer scored 20 points off the bench, Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua totaled 14 points and 13 rebounds, Matthew Mayer had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Jeremy Sochan scored 12 points and Kendall Brown had 11 points for the Bears (8-0), who played for the first time in eight days.
UAPB (1-9), which lost 99-42 to Baylor last December, shot 22 for 55 (40%) from the floor but went 3 for 25 from the arc. The Golden Lions made 7 of 9 free throws.
Brandon Brown led the Lions with 19 points off the bench. Brown shot 8 of 11 from the floor and pulled down 6 rebounds.
Shawn Williams added 10 points, and Kylen Milton scored 9 points for UAPB, which returns home to face Arkansas State University for a 7 p.m. tipoff Wednesday.