Box Score

Tennessee State TSU 6-21, 4-14 OVC

Belmont BEL 28-3, 18-0 OVC

Tennessee State TSU

6-21, 4-14 OVC

Final

Feb. 24, 2018

Belmont BEL

28-3, 18-0 OVC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Tennessee State TSU	15	14	9	4	42
Belmont BEL	19	23	19	23	84

Game Recap: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | 2/24/2018 5:19:00 PM

Women's Basketball Falls to No. 23 Belmont in Season Finale

FINAL BOX

Final Score: Tennessee State 42 – Belmont 84
Records: TSU (6-21, 4-14 OVC) – BU (28-0, 18-0 OVC)
Venue: Curb Event Center
Location: Nashville, Tenn.

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee State University women's basketball team fell to No. 23 Belmont, 84-42, in the regular season finale Saturday afternoon in the Curb Event Center.

After a well played first half, the TSU offense struggled to score in the second stanza. Tennessee State finishes the season with an overall record of 6-21 and a 4-14 OVC mark.

Redshirt junior Tia Wooten registered her 12^th double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Senior Maxine Beard had seven points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals in her final game as a Lady Tiger.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

TSU Leaders
- Points: Tia Wooten – 13
- Rebounds: Tia Wooten - 11
- Assists: Maxine Beard – 4
TSU scored 13 points in the second half.

HOW IT HAPPENED

TSU was down 19-15 when Asia Sims drained a three-pointer to pull the Lady Tigers within one.
The Lady Tigers burned a timeout after the Bruins used an 8-0 run to capture a 27-18 lead.
Kaliya Griffin nailed a triple to end TSU's three-minute scoring drought but the Lady Tigers were outscored 23-14 in the second period and trailed 42-29 at the break.
Belmont opened the second half with an 8-2 run which led to TSU calling a timeout.
Maxine Beard scored on breakaway layup following the timeout but Belmont increased its advantage to 52-33 on the next play.
TSU got outscored 19-9 in the third quarter and trailed 61-38 heading into the final frame.
The offense continued to struggle in the final period and the deficit proved too much to overcome.

GAME NOTES

Tia Wooten scored in double-digits for the 27^th time and posted her 12^th double-double of the season.
TSU dropped its seven straight to BU.
Senior Maxine Beard played in her final game as a Lady Tiger.

QUOTES
Head Coach Jessica Kern

"I think we battled very well in the first half. I think we had some missed defensive assignments but I think we stuck to the game plan. They shot 38 three-pointers tonight and that's difficult. Overall though, the totality of the season, its been an extremely emotional season for our team. But I think if we've learned anything from this season, it's that the future for TSU looks bright. And I'm excited to get to this off-season and work on the things we really need to work on."