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Courtney Banks scored 14 points with six rebounds and four assists in the Lady Bucs’ 50-49 win at Shorter.
50
Winner Christian Brothers CBU 11-6 (8-5 GSC)
49
Shorter SU 6-11 (5-7 GSC)
Winner
Christian Brothers CBU
11-6 (8-5 GSC)
50
Final
49
Shorter SU
6-11 (5-7 GSC)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Christian Brothers CBU 14 9 12 15 50
Shorter SU 17 5 14 13 49

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Eric Opperman

Late Free Throws Lift Lady Bucs to 50-49 Win

ROME, Ga.-Christian Brothers University junior guard Courtney Banks (Memphis, Tenn., White Station HS) sank two free throws with three seconds remaining to lift the Lady Bucs to a 50-49 win at Shorter Thursday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Lady Hawks (6-11, 5-7 GSC) used a 7-0 run to take a 9-4 lead on a Kayla Tillie triple with 5:55 remaining in the first quarter, and a 5-0 burst late in the quarter gave them a 17-11 edge, their largest of the night, on a BreAnna Thompson layup with 55 seconds remaining.
• After more than five scoreless minutes to start the second quarter, the Lady Bucs (11-6, 8-5) closed the half strong, using a 7-0 run to take a 23-21 lead on a Sara Owen (Dyersburg, Tenn./Dyer County HS) layup with 1:50 remaining. After CBU scored the first four of the third quarter, they led 27-22 on a Banks layup with 6:57 remaining in the quarter, their largest edge of the night.
• The rest of the third quarter never saw a lead of more than three points. An 8-2 burst early in the fourth quarter put Shorter back ahead 44-39 on a Jordan McCarver triple with 7:17 remaining.
• CBU answered with another 7-0 burst to regain the lead at 46-44 on a Rafaella Angelidou (Thessaloniki, Greece/Aristoteleio Kollegeio) three-pointer with 3:00 remaining.
• Back-to-back layups by Thompson and Taylor Adams gave the Lady Hawks a 49-48 advantage with five seconds remaining. Banks drew a foul and calmly sank both free throws to deliver the victory.

KEY STATS:
• Banks scored a game-high 14 points with six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
• Rachel Lee (Jackson, Tenn./Jackson Christian School) tacked on 12 points.
• Angelidou scored eight with a career-best eight rebounds.
• Owen added seven points.
• The Lady Bucs shot 39.0 percent (16-of-41) for the game, including 33.3 percent (4-of-12) from three-point range. Shorter finished 36.2 percent (21-of-58) overall but just 20 percent (4-of-20) from beyond the arc.
• The Lady Bucs shot 82.4 percent (14-of-17) from the free throw line to just 33.3 percent (3-of-9) for Shorter.
• The Lady Hawks out-rebounded CBU 34-32, including a 12-4 edge in offensive boards. The Lady Bucs committed 15 turnovers to Shorter's nine.

WHAT'S NEXT:
The Lady Bucs return to action Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. as they visit Lee. Their next home game is set for Thursday night, Feb. 2, when they host West Georgia at 5 p.m.
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