Box Score JACKSON - Opening the New Year and the SWAC season the Lady Bulldogs fell in overtime to the Lady Tigers of Jackson State 72-66 on Tuesday evening.
Whiquitta Tobar scored 22 of her team leading 25 points in the second half. Nesfayia Watkins scored nine points on the evening.
This marks the 35
th time that Tobar has scored in double figures in her career, and her 11
th straight this season.
In the first half AAMU shot 29 percent (9-31) from the field while hitting 50 percent (3-6) from the charity stripe.
Jackson State held a 23-21 lead at intermission.
The Lady Bulldogs shot 36 percent from the field and pulled in 45 rebounds for the game.
A&M falls to 5-6 overall and 0-1 in conference play.
A&M will continue its road trip by traveling to Grambling, Louisiana to take on the Lady Tigers of Grambling State University on Thursday, Jan 5. Tip-off is schedule for 5:30 p.m.