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Pkbg So. 13 16 13 13 -- 55
Marietta 14 14 17 13 -- 58

A well contested game. South's biggest leads were at 11-3 and 24-16. Marietta's at 40-35 and 42-37, and 47-42. Le Anne Ross was "feeling it" as she hit for 36 points, while Greenleaf and Moore had 18 and 17 for South.

After Marietta scored the first two in the 4th to take the 47-42 lead, South ran off 7 straight to take a 49-47 lead, then a 52-49 lead. Marietta went up 53-52 with about two and a half minutes left. Greenleaf hit 1/2 FT with 2:12 left to tie it at 53. Then Moore hit 2/2 with 1:30 to go for a 55-53 South lead. Ross hit 1/2 with 1:14 left to cut it to 55-54. Then a well defended shot by Ross missed badly, but was gathered in by Ricci Davis who put it back up and in to give Marietta a 56-55 lead with 0:48 left. Marietta got the ball back and Amanda Brown was fouled and made both ends of the one and bonus to make it 58-55 with 0:21 left. South ran a perfect play with a double screen for a wide open trey for Halbert that just fell short, and the rebound was tipped out by Marietta, corralled by Brown who got it down the court and time expired.

congrats to the Tigers

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After watching the game, my recollection was that LeAnne probably shot about 60% from the field, so I was surprised she was just 42%(54% corrected for the treys). Couple that with South's advantage in FG shooting, even correcting for treys, and in 7 fewer turnovers, and in FT percentage, it is difficult to understand how the Tigers won the game with the apparent inside strength of the Patriots. But the rebound stats show the Tigers had 9 more, or a 60/40 edge in rebounding, showing the unexpected advantage that was the most key stat in winning the game. Congrats to the Tigers.

Way to go Lady Tigers from Wildcat country.

Congrats to the Lady Tigers on a HUGE WIN last night!! They played very well. Ross had a great game!!! With key buckets coming from Davis and Brown in the last minute or so. Congrats Tigers keep it going and make a run in the tournment!!