#22 Mississippi State Defeats UT-Pan American Women’s Basketball 104-48
STARKVILLE, MISS. – Five Mississippi State players scored in double figures, led by LaToya Thomas with 25 points as the 22nd ranked Bulldogs rolled to a 104-48 win in first round women’s basketball action at the Mississippi State Classic Sunday afternoon.
Thomas hit on a near-perfect 12-of-13 shots from the field and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds for the Bulldogs in just 25 minutes of action. Angela Harris had 20 points, 11 assists and nine steals to pace MSU in the later two categories. Cynthia Hall (14 points), Jennifer Fambrough (13) and Meadow Overstreet (12) also scored in double figures.
As a team Mississippi State shot a sparkling 50.7% (38-75) from the field and 73.3% (22-30) from the free throw line. By comparison the Lady Broncs shot 35.0% (21-60) from the field and committed 34 turnovers.
The loss overshadowed a breakout performance by forward/center Rachel Friedeck. Friedeck a true freshman from McQueeney, Texas, scored 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and pulled down five rebounds off the bench. Alexandra Gravel was the only other Bronc in double figures with 10 points, including three three-point baskets.
With the loss UTPA drops to 1-10 on the season, while Mississippi State improves to 8-0. The Lady Broncs will take on the loser of the Tennessee State and Mississippi Valley State at 5 p.m.
OFFICIAL BASKETBALL BOX SCORE -- G A M E T O T A L S Texas-Pan American vs Mississippi State 12/19/99 03:07 p.m. at Humphrey Coliseum; Starkville, MS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Texas-Pan American 1-10 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 14 Sinnette, Radiajah f 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 17 33 Williams, Naima f 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 14 42 Buttery, Erin c 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 2 2 4 0 0 19 05 Gravel, Alexanda g 3 13 3 11 1 2 0 3 3 2 10 1 2 0 1 25 13 Williams, Alexis g 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 2 2 3 4 0 2 21 11 Thigpen, Ashere 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 16 20 Smith, Michelle 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 1 2 0 2 0 0 17 21 Friedeck, Rachel 8 12 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 3 16 1 6 0 0 22 22 Terry, Cheveron 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 2 23 23 Valdez, Lea 2 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 7 44 Baldwin, Sanella 3 8 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 6 0 2 0 1 19 TEAM ........................................ 3 7 10 2 TOTALS 21 60 4 17 2 10 17 21 38 23 48 11 34 0 6 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 9-29 31.0% 2ndH: 12-31 38.7% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 35.0% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1stH: 3-9 33.3% 2ndH: 1-8 12.5% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 23.5% Rebs FThrow 1stH: 0-0 00.0% 2ndH: 2-10 20.0% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 20.0% 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Mississippi State 8-0 TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS No. N A M E FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 32 Thomas, LaToya f 12 13 0 0 1 3 7 2 9 1 25 0 1 3 3 25 35 Fambrough, Jennifer f 4 6 0 0 5 7 0 3 3 3 13 3 0 0 1 25 11 Harris, Angela g 6 8 2 2 6 7 0 2 2 0 20 11 3 0 9 22 12 Hall, Cynthia g 6 10 1 5 1 1 1 3 4 0 14 0 1 0 1 21 34 Perry, Nitra g 0 8 0 5 2 3 7 2 9 1 2 3 2 0 2 22 13 Williams, Randi 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 3 2 0 1 11 14 Overstreet, Meadow 4 7 2 4 2 2 0 2 2 1 12 0 2 0 1 21 15 Martin, Tamela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22 Wamsley, Elizabeth 1 4 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 25 Stringfellow, Keisha 2 7 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 10 33 Westerfield, Lakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 40 Thomas, Barbara 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 44 Jarrett, Ilisha 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 4 4 1 4 0 0 0 1 7 45 Jarrett, Charitah 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 50 Graham, Courtney 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 15 TEAM ........................................ 1 3 4 TOTALS 38 75 6 22 22 30 20 27 47 14 104 21 15 3 21 200 TOT-FG 1stH: 22-42 52.4% 2ndH: 16-33 48.5% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 50.7% Deadbl 3pt-FG 1stH: 2-10 20.0% 2ndH: 4-12 33.3% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 27.3% Rebs FThrow 1stH: 7-8 87.5% 2ndH: 15-22 68.2% OT: 0-0 00.0% Game: 73.3% 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICIALS: Bobby Giles, Ken Drayton, Tina Napier TECHNICAL FOULS: Texas-Pan American - none Mississippi State - none ATTENDANCE: 501
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT1 OT2 OT3 OT4 TOTAL Texas-Pan American 21 27 48 Mississippi State 53 51 104