Strong Third Quarter Pushes Women’s Basketball Past Jackson State

Tuesday, December 19

Memphis, Tenn.

6:00 PM

University of Memphis

4-8

Jackson State

4-4

Jackson State

Memphis

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Strong Third Quarter Pushes Women’s Basketball Past Jackson State

Dec 19, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Creighton posts seventh double-double this season

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A strong second half by the University of Memphis women's basketball team pushed the Tigers to a 64-53 victory over Jackson State Tuesday evening. The win marked the third-straight victory for Memphis and improves the Tigers to 4-8 on the year overall.

How It Happened
The first half was a close one as neither team held more than a five-point lead. Memphis opened the game on a 5-0 run, but Jackson State had an answer and ultimately led 14-12 at the end of the first quarter.

Scores flip-flopped in the second as the teams went into the intermission tied at 28-28.

A three-pointer with less than eight minutes to play in the third quarter by Jada Stinson ignited the Memphis offense into an 18-9 run to close out the period. Brea Elmore knocked down her second three-pointer near the end of the quarter to give the Tigers a 10-point lead.

The Memphis lead continued to grow into as many as 17 on an Elmore lay-up with 4:37 remaining. Jackson State finished the game on a 6-0 run, but the Tiger lead had already put the game out of reach.

Turning Point
Down two with 7:56 left in the third quarter, freshman guard Jada Stinson knocked down the first Tigers three-pointer of the game and ignited an 18-9 run to close out the period.

Notables

Cheyenne Creighton finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds for her fourth-straight double-double and seventh this season. She has had a double-double in six out of the last seven games.
Creighton also finished with a career-high four blocks.
Brea Elmore had her ninth double-digit scoring game with 20 points to lead the Tigers.
The Tigers had a season-high seven blocks against Jackson State.
The Memphis defense held Jackson State to just 53 points, over 20 points shy of its season average.
Breigha Wilder-Cochran had a season-high seven assists and led the Tigers with a season-high four steals.

Melissa McFerrin Quotable
Brea Elmore played really well in the second half. She handled the pressure, she got the ball in the middle, she attacked the basket, and she created lay-ups. In the first half, we were playing undisciplined and their style of play was forcing us away from what we do.

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis has one game remaining on the non-conference schedule in Grambling State at 12 p.m. Thursday at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The game can be heard on 91.7 FM WUMR and you can watch the game at www.gotigersgo.com/watch. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on Twitter at @MemphisWBB.