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Score: UWG 75 (3-2, 2-0 GSC) | CBU 67 (2-3, 1-2 GSC)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- UWG led 13-10 with 5:23 left in the opening quarter.
- After the Wolves took a nine point lead, CBU used four free throws to help cut the deficit to 22-17 after the first period.
- Early in the second period CBU tied the game at 24, but the hosts used a 13-3 spurt to take a 37-27 lead.
- Layups by Darcy Doran and Jeremia Montgomery cut the UWG lead to 39-31 going into halftime.
- CBU was limited to 10-29 shooting in the first half, including just 3-13 from the three point line.
- The Wolves took their biggest lead of the game (56-40) with 2:25 left in the third quarter.
- An Emily Jones jumper got the Lady Bucs to within nine (65-56) with 4:21 left.
- The Wolves grew the lead back to double-digits, never allowing the Lady Bucs to get back within eight for the rest of the contest.
KEY STATS | NOTEABLES
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- West Georgia finished 45 percent shooting (29-64), and 10-26 from the three point line.
- CBU converted 17 of its 19 free throw attempts.
- The Lady Bucs outrebounded UWG 38-34.
- Jeremia Montgomery led CBU with a game-high 22 points and a team-high 12 rebounds.
- Yaya Coleman (15) and Emily Jones (13) rounded out the double-figure scorers for CBU.
- Coleman and Jones also added four assists apiece.
UP NEXT
The Lady Bucs are scheduled to return to action on Sunday, Nov. 27, when they hit the road for a non-conference matchup at Arkansas Tech. Tipoff is set for 2:30 PM.