| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SAM | 8 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 53 |
 SOU | 11 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 65 |
Game Leaders
Jaylia Reed
· G
Mykayla Cunningham
· G
Briana Rivera
· G
Sierra Godbolt
· G
Team Stats
18-51FG23-58
35Field Goal %40
8-273PT5-14
30Three Point %36
9-9FT14-22
100Free Throw %64
32Rebounds37
6Offensive Rebounds12
26Defensive Rebounds25
15Assists13
3Steals13
2Blocks5
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of Game
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:07
Jestiny Dixon Steal.
0:07
Avary Brewer bad pass turnover
0:10
Avary Brewer Offensive Rebound.
0:14
Avary Brewer misses 3-foot turnaround jump shot
0:45
Jaylia Reed makes free throw 2 of 2
0:45
Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
0:45
Jaylia Reed misses free throw 1 of 2
0:45
Aubrey Blankenship subbing in for Samford
0:45
Avary Brewer subbing in for Samford
0:45
Sierra Godbolt subbing out for Samford
0:45
Alyssa Tarpley subbing out for Samford
0:45
Foul on Kaylee Yarbrough.
0:49
Southern Timeout
0:49
D'Shantae Edwards Steal.
0:49
Alyssa Tarpley bad pass turnover
0:49
Alyssa Tarpley Offensive Rebound.
0:53
Briana Rivera misses 28-foot three point jumper
0:55
Samford Timeout
0:55
D'Shantae Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2
0:55
D'Shantae Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
0:55
Foul on Alyssa Tarpley.
1:04
Jestiny Dixon Defensive Rebound.
1:09
Alyssa Tarpley misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:26
Zaria Hurston subbing in for Southern
1:26
DeMya Porter subbing out for Southern
1:26
Mykayla Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2
1:26
Southern Deadball Team Rebound.
1:26
Mykayla Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 2
1:26
Foul on Briana Rivera.
1:38
Alyssa Tarpley subbing in for Samford
1:38
Francie Morris subbing out for Samford
1:38
Foul on Francie Morris.
1:41
D'Shantae Edwards Defensive Rebound.
1:45
Sierra Godbolt misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:57
DeMya Porter makes layup (Mykayla Cunningham assists)
2:17
Briana Rivera makes 18-foot jumper (Sierra Godbolt assists)
2:21
Jestiny Dixon subbing in for Southern
2:21
Jocelyn Tate subbing out for Southern
2:21
Foul on Jocelyn Tate.
2:24
Briana Rivera Steal.
2:24
D'Shantae Edwards bad pass turnover
2:44
Martha Bishop subbing in for Samford
2:44
Emily Snoddy subbing out for Samford
2:44
team shot clock turnover
2:50
Mykayla Cunningham subbing in for Southern
2:50
Demonnie Lagway subbing out for Southern
2:50
Samford Timeout
2:50
D'Shantae Edwards subbing in for Southern
Southern closes on a 14-2 run to beat Samford 65-53 in the women's First Four
— Jaylia Reed scored 16 points, DeMya Porter had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Southern closed the game on a 14-2 run to beat fellow No. 16 seed Samford 65-53 on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament.
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