Box Score GRAMBLING -- The Texas Southern University Lady Tigers (5-0 SWAC, 9-6 overall) proved why they are the No. 1 team in the Southwestern Athletic Conference on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. TSU outscored Grambling (4-2 SWAC, 7-10 overall) in points in the paint (by 10) and points off of turnovers (by 4). Grambling was ahead of TSU in second chance points (by 8), fast break points (by 3), and bench points (by 6). Unfortunately, it was not enough for the win. Grambling lost 62-50.

Their 6-4 center, Kianna Vines, dominated the paint with 21 points and 13 rebounds, but ended the night in a little bit of foul trouble with four personal fouls.

 GSU had a hard time getting the ball in the basket through out the entire game while shooting only 19-for-62 from the field. Key free throws would have helped as well. GSU was 66.7 percent from the line, while TSU didn't miss any.

TSU had its largest lead in the second quarter leading by 16 after a 10-0 run. At the end of the third, GSU cut TSU's lead to a single digit, but it was short lived. TSU was back up by 11 with about 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter. TSU's Lady Tigers kept their lead until the end to win by 12.

Jazmine Boyd was GSU's leading scorer with 11 points. Both Bren'nae Andrews and John'ea Thompson followed with nine, and then Monisha Neal with seven. Freshman Shakyla Hill, who's only 5'7 by the way, collected fourteen rebounds for the night. She also led the game and with three steals. She currently ranks No. 2 in the league in that category.

GSU is back on the road Saturday taking on the Jackson State Lady Tigers in Jackson Mississippi. Tip-off is at 3 p.m.