Coastal Carolina 78, UNCG 71 (OT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Naheria Hamilton scored seven of her 17 total points in overtime to push Coastal Carolina to a 78-71 victory over UNCG in extra minutes at Fleming Gym. The junior center also hauled in a team-high 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season, and nearly completed the triple-double as she set a career high with nine blocks.
Coastal closes its non-conference schedule with an 8-3 record, while UNCG falls to 6-8 with the overtime loss.
Saturday's game was tied a total of 10 times, including at the end of the first, second and fourth quarters. Coastal held the largest lead of the day with a 10-point cushion in both the first quarter and overtime.
Troy 89, Jacksonville State 63
JACKSONVILLE, Alabama – Troy closed out non-conference play with a 26-point thrashing of rival Jacksonville State, 89-63, Saturday in Pete Mathews Coliseum.
The Trojans (9-2) dominated the middle quarters outscoring the Gamecocks, 51-25 in the two frames while holding JSU to just 6-of-28 shooting over that span. After hitting three of its first seven 3-pointers, Jacksonville State missed its next 13 shots from beyond the arc opening the door for Troy to take control of the contest.
Amber Rivers led all scorers with a season-high 20 points on 5-of-9 shooting and 10-of-14 from the free throw line. Shaterrika O'Neal was the only other Trojan in double figures with 11 points; seven players scored at least six points.
UTA 66, SMU 41
DALLAS – It was a record-breaking performance for UT Arlington to close out nonconference with a fourth-quarter surge to send the Lady Mavericks by SMU, 66-41, on Saturday at Moody Coliseum.
The Lady Mavs picked up their eighth win of nonconference play, the most in program history, and ended the 2018 portion of the schedule with an 8-3 record heading into the Sun Belt opener next week at Georgia State. UTA, picking up its third consecutive win over its crosstown rival, took a three-point lead into the final 10 minutes, but exploded for a 34-12 advantage in the final stanza - the 34 points in the fourth were the most for UTA in a quarter in program history. SMU fell to 6-7 in the loss.
No. 25 Florida State 79, Georgia State 43
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Georgia State gave No. 25 Florida State a tough time Saturday in Tallahassee, but the Seminoles pulled away with a big fourth quarter to win 79-43.
Georgia State trailed by just two at halftime and led Florida State with seven minutes left in the third quarter. FSU then heated up in the final period, outscoring the Panthers 32-5 to pull away.
Jada Lewis led the Panthers with 15 points. She has now scored double figures in 10 of 11 contests this season.