Tulane University
Rice
Women's Basketball Drops Overtime Decision To Rice, 74-70
Jan 27, 2011 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 27, 2011
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NEW ORLEANS - Senior forward Brittany Lindsey came off the bench to score 20 points and reserve point guard Tyria Snow tallied a career-high seven assists but it was not enough as the Tulane University women's basketball team dropped a 74-70 overtime decision to Conference USA foe Rice Thursday evening at Fogelman Arena.
The Owls entered the game hitting just 28.3 percent of their shots from 3-point land. On Thursday, however, Rice connected on 12-of-19 shots from beyond the arc (.632) and used a 19-4 disparity in free throw opportunities to escape with the victory. With the loss, Tulane falls to 16-4 on the year and 5-2 in league play. Rice, meanwhile, improves to 12-9 overall and 4-3 in C-USA action.
"I give Rice a lot of credit," Tulane head women's basketball coach Lisa Stockton said. "They came out and hit some shots. They may be open shots, but they are 25 percent shooters so you have to play the odds. I think that they came and gave us their best game.
"When people have post players in there, you've got to help out with the post. One of their (3-point) shots was 23 feet from the basket. I think people are playing well against us. I think they're coming in here, playing really well and they have nothing to lose. The target is on our back and we have to be ready to go with peoples' best night."
Lindsey connected on 10-of-18 shots from the field and chipped in with eight rebounds, four blocks and an assist in 27 minutes of action. She tied fellow senior forward Tiffany Aidoo for team-high scoring honors with 20 each, as Aidoo was 8-of-15 overall including a 4-of-8 performance from beyond the 3-point arc. Senior forward Danielle Nunn led Tulane with a career-high 13 rebounds while adding nine points, three assists and a trio of steals, and Snow had the bulk of the Green Wave's 22 assists.
As a team, Tulane hit 40.8 percent of its field goals (31-of-76) and held Rice to 25 baskets from the field. The difference, however, was Rice's shooting from the outside as well from the free throw line. The Green Wave were whistled for 15 fouls, leading to 12 Rice points from the charity stripe. The Owls committed just two fewer fouls, but Tulane was only 3-of-4 from the line.
"I thought Brittany did a tremendous job," Stockton said. "She and Tiffany both got some big baskets for us. Every time we got it in there, I thought we got a good shot. In a way, I didn't think our scoring was as much of an issue as it was how many twos we traded for threes or free throws on the other end. Offensively we shot 41 percent. We shoot 41 percent from the 3-point line and 75 percent from the free throw line - of course we only got four. But it's tough to trade twos for threes."
The two teams battled to a 31-all tie at the end of the first half and Rice used an 8-4 rally to start the second half and claimed a four-point lead at 39-35 just over four minutes into the stanza. The Green Wave rallied to tie the score at 43-43 with 12:38 left in regulation and led by as many as five at 53-51 6:05 later.
Rice answered with a 13-6 rally to take a 61-59 advantage with 24 seconds to play. A Megan Elliott missed free throw left the door open for Tulane, and the Green Wave responded with a layup by senior point guard Roshaunda Barnes eight seconds later to knot the score once again. Tulane had a chance to win the game in regulation as Lindsey blocked an Elliott layup attempt, but Nunn's desperation heave at the buzzer was off the mark.
The Owls' D'Franz Smart hit a 3-pointer 49 seconds into the extra period and Rice never trailed again. Tulane kept things close and eventually tied the game at 70-all when Aidoo canned her fourth 3-pointer of the night with 1:51 remaining on the clock. That, however, would be the Green Wave's final points of the game. Rice went ahead for good on a Morgan Mayse jumper and Smart hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds to account for the final score.
Mayse led Rice with a game-high 21 points on 9-of-18 shooting and a 3-of-4 showing from the perimeter. Jessica Kuster fell one rebound shy of a double-double with 14 points and nine boards, while Jessica Goswitz was second on the club with 17 points. Smart led all players with nine assists.
Tulane returns to action on Sunday, Jan. 30, when the Green Wave play host to C-USA foe UTEP in Fogelman Arena. Tipoff for that ballgame is slated for 2 p.m.
Tickets to all Tulane home contests are available through the Tulane Athletics Ticket Office. Floor seats are $15 while reserve and general-admission tickets can be purchased for $10 and $5, respectively. In addition, groups of 10 or more fans can purchase reserved tickets for $8 each and general admission seats go for $3 each.
The Tulane Athletics Ticket Office is located on the first floor of the James W. Wilson, Jr. Center, and tickets can be purchased in person, over the phone at (504) 861-WAVE (9283) via the Internet at www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
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