THE HILL | Moses Davenport finished with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Alabama A&M University women's basketball team concluded its two-game homestand with an 84-45 loss to #12 Ole Miss on Friday night at the AAMU Event Center.
Davenport shot 8-of-15 from the floor to lead the Bulldogs with 18 points, 10 boards, one assist, one steal and one block.
Cotie McMahon went 7-for-11 shooting to finish with 20 points, two steals, one assist, one rebound and one block to lead Ole Miss. Christeen Iwuala added 15 points, on 7-of-10 shooting, along with seven boards, one assist and one steal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Alabama A&M (1-1) scored the first bucket of the game on a jumper by
Jaida Belton, but Ole Miss responded with a 9-2 run after a Christeen Iwuala layup with just over eight minutes to play in the opening quarter.
Both teams struggled from the floor over the next four-plus minutes before a Kayln Ervin triple closed the gap to 11-10 with 3:46 remaining.
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Kaitlin Peterson snapped a stretch of five minutes without a field goal and sparked a 14-0 run to close the period as the Rebels took a 25-10 advantage into the second quarter.
Ole Miss (2-0) stretched the lead to 37-16 after a fastbreak bucket by Lauren Jacobs with just under four minutes left in the half.
The Bulldogs went nearly five minutes without a field goal toward the end of the quarter as a jumper by
Moses Davenport closed the gap to 39-18 at the break.
Ole Miss began the second half on a 16-2 run to extend its lead to 55-18 after a trey by Sira Thienou with 5:36 left in the third, and the Rebels added to the advantage after a J'Adore Young jumper extended the margin to 62-23 with just over three minutes to play in the period.
A free throw by
Amber Scott and a layup by
Aniya Palmer gave AAMU a spark heading into the final quarter as the Bulldogs trailed 66-30.
The Rebels opened the final period with six straight free throws and cruised during the final seven minutes to pick up the road victory.
GAME NOTES
- Alabama A&M went 16-of-44 (36.4 percent) from the floor and 12-of-19 (63.2 percent) from the free-throw line
- The Bulldogs grabbed 35 rebounds, including 24 coming on the defensive end
- Moses Davenport recorded 18 points, 10 boards, one assist, one steal and one block
- Alabama A&M finished with 32 bench points, 28 points in the paint, 11 points off 14 Ole Miss turnovers, seven second-chance points and two fastbreak points
- Ole Miss shot 45.2 percent (28-of-62) from the field and 70.0 percent (21-of-30) from the charity stripe
- The Rebels grabbed 37 rebounds, with 16 coming on the offensive glass
- Cotie McMahon posted 20 points, two steals, one assist, one rebound and one block
- Christeen Iwuala added 15 points, on 7-of-10 shooting, along with seven boards, one assist and one steal
- Ole Miss finished with 40 points in the paint, 36 points off 31 AAMU turnovers, 27 bench points, 18 second-chance points and 18 fastbreak points
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M returns to action on Wednesday with its first road trip of the season as the Bulldogs visit UAB. Tip-off against the Blazers is set for 6 p.m. at Bartow Arena and streamed on ESPN+.
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