Tigers Turn Back Green Wave, 65-59

Saturday, February 16

New Orleans, La.

2 p.m.

University of Memphis

10-15, 5-7

Tulane*

15-10, 5-7

Memphis

Tulane

Jamirah Shutes, 2018-19 Women's Basketball

Photo by: Brandon Dill

Feb 16, 2019 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The University of Memphis women's basketball team held off a fourth quarter Green Wave rally to defeat Tulane by a score of 65-59 Saturday afternoon. The Tigers evened the season series against Tulane with the win and improve to 10-15 on the year and 5-7 in American Athletic Conference play.

Sophomore forward Alana Davis led Memphis with a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double, including a 13-point effort in the second quarter. Jamirah Shutes also came up big for the Tigers, scoring 19 points and hitting all eight of her charity stripe attempts.

Memphis scored first in a low-scoring first quarter. The Tigers trailed 12-8 after the first, a period that was highlighted by defense, including a combined seven blocks.

Trailing 16-13 with 5:33 before halftime, Gazmyne Herndon hit the first of two three-pointers in the contest to tie up the game at 16-all. Just over a minute later, Jada Stinson did the same, knocking down her second triple to tie the game at 21-all.

Memphis rallied to score the final nine points of the second quarter to go into the intermission with a 30-22 lead.

Tulane answered out of the break on a 6-0 run, but the Tigers responded. Memphis held Tulane to just two more points in the third quarter and again, finished the quarter on a 10-0 run to go up 14.

Leading by 19 with 6:49 remaining, Memphis had a hard time containing a fourth quarter Tulane surge. The Green Wave rattled off four three-pointers and an 11-0 run to cut the lead to single digits. That lead dwindled down to two with 39 seconds remaining in the game before the duo of Shutes and Jasmine James drained six consecutive free throws to make it a two-possession contest.

Tulane ultimately outscored Memphis 29-21 in the fourth quarter, but the free throws down the stretch by James and Shutes sealed the road victory for Memphis.

Quick Notables

Alana Davis registered her ninth double-double of the season with a floor-high 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Jamirah Shutes scored in double-digits for the 16^th time this season. She also finished with a career-high five assists in the win.
Gazmyne Herndon joined the double-digit scoring by adding 10 for the Tigers. Herndon went 2-for-4 from the three-point line for the Tigers.
Herndon also added seven rebounds.
Memphis went 18-for-23 from the charity stripe, led by Jamirah Shutes' 8-for-8 effort.
The Tigers outrebounded Tulane, 43-36.
Jada Stinson hit a pair of three-pointers and finished with nine points.
Jasmine James added eight rebounds and finished the day going 3-for-4 from the free throw line.

The Tigers remain on the road to take on No. 4 UConn Wednesday evening at the XL Center. Tip-off against the Huskies is slated for 6 p.m. CT. For more information on the Memphis women's basketball team, follow the Tigers on social media at @MemphisWBB.