FINAL STATS 

Final Score: Tennessee State 51 – Belmont 84
Records: TSU (4-24, 2-16 OVC) BU (20-8, 15-2 OVC)
Arena: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, Tenn.

NASHVILLE--- In the final game of the 2019-20 season, the Tennessee State University women's basketball team fell to Belmont University, 84-51, Saturday night in the Gentry Center. Graduate student Keniece Purvis was honored before the start of the game. 

Tennessee State got outscored in the first three quarters but nearly matched Belmont point-for-point in the fourth period. The deficit, however, proved too much to overcome.

TSU finishes the season 4-24 overall and 2-16 in the OVC.

The Lady Tigers were led in scoring by Jazmine Young and Jaden Wrightsell who each scored 10 points. Jasmine Broner pulled down a team-best five rebounds while Wrightsell tallied four steals.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• TSU Leaders
  • Points: Jazmine Young, Jaden Wrightsell – 10
  • Rebounds: Jasmine Broner – 5
  • Steals: Jaden Wrightsell – 4
  • Assists: Jasmine Broner Amber, Appiah Kubi, Keniece Purvis -
• TSU only got outscored, 21-20, in the fourth period.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• TSU only managed to make 3-of-18 field goals in the first quarter and trailed 25-12 after 10 minutes of action.
• Belmont scored the first four points of the second period and stretched the advantage to 29-13.
• In the second stanza, the Lady Tigers were outscored 21-9 which led to them falling into a 46-21 hole at halftime.
• The home team saw the visitors start the third quarter with a 15-7 run that extended the advantage to 61-28 halfway through.
• Heading into the fourth quarter, TSU trailed BU 63-31.
• TSU fell behind by as many as 35 points but used a rally to cut the deficit down to 27.
• That would be as close as the Lady Tigers would get.

GAME NOTES

• Jaden Wrightsell posted double-digits in scoring for the 12th time this season.
• Jasmine Young tallied double-digits in scoring for the 18^thtime this season.
• Belmont has won 11 straight over TSU.

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