James, Creighton Lead Tigers In Loss To Louisiana Tech

Thursday, November 16

Ruston, La.

6:30 PM

University of Memphis

1-2

Louisiana Tech

3-0

Memphis

Louisiana Tech

Photo by: Joe Murphy

James, Creighton Lead Tigers In Loss To Louisiana Tech

Nov 16, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Jasmine James scored a career-high 10 points for Memphis

RUSTON, La. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team fell Thursday night on the road to Louisiana Tech by a score of 65-40 at the Thomas Assembly Center. Memphis falls to 1-2 on the year with a return trip home coming up Sunday afternoon against Southern Illinois.

How It Happened
Memphis jumped out to a 6-0 lead and held Louisiana Tech scoreless for the first four and a half minutes of the first quarter. After the Lady Techsters rallied to regain the lead, the Tigers had an answer.

Down 20-10 in the first minute of the second quarter, a Jada Stinson three-pointer ignited a 10-0 Memphis run to tie the contest up with 6:14 left in the second. Stinson's second three-pointer of the night capped the Tiger run. She finished with eight points.

Louisiana Tech answered to close out the second quarter on a 14-5 run. The Lady Techsters proceeded to rally off 17 points in the third quarter while holding the Tigers to eight to continue to build on their lead.

Turning Point
A 14-5 to end the second quarter for Louisiana Tech gave the Lady Techsters a nine-point lead at the half. Louisiana Tech continued to build on its lead by outscoring Memphis 17-8 in the third quarter.

Notables

Finess Dickson scored her first collegiate points on a pair of free throws in the first quarter and then followed that up with her first basket, a three-pointer, in the second quarter.
Jada Stinson hit two three-pointers in the middle of a 10-0 run in the second quarter by the Tigers.
Cheyenne Creighton finished with a team-high 11 points and seven rebounds.
Jasmine James had a career-high 10 points and a team-high two steals.
Brea Elmore's consecutive made three-point streak ended at 24 games.
Memphis went 9-for-11 from the free throw line.

Melissa McFerrin Quotable
"All of us got the shot that we wanted early, but we couldn't hit them. I thought we did a nice job defensively and on the glass early in the game, but as fatigue and frustration came, that's really what got to us in the second half."

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis returns home Sunday afternoon for a game against Southern Illinois. Tipoff against the Salukis is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. A live stream is available at www.gotigersgo.com/watch and an audio broadcast can be heard on the airwaves at 91.7 FM WUMR.

For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on Twitter at @MemphisWBB or Facebook at /MemphisWBB.