MEMPHIS, Tenn. | The Grambling State University women's basketball team could not recover from a cold-shooting day in a 57-48 loss to Memphis at Elma Roane Fieldhouse on Thursday afternoon.
 
Grambling State (3-7) shot 30 percent (15-of-50), including a 2-for-16 stretch in the second quarter.
 
Jazmine Torian paced the Grambling State offense with 11 points, on 4-of-9 shooting, and three rebounds. Ariel Williams added nine points, two steals and one assist, while Shakyla Hill added eight rebounds, six assists, four steals and two points.
 
Cheyenne Creighton led Memphis (5-8) with a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds. Jada Stinson and Alana Davis each recorded 10 points.
 
Turning Point
Grambling State led 8-6 after a Deja McKinney 3-pointer with 5:16 remaining in the opening quarter and took an 11-8 advantage into the second.
 
Memphis took advantage of Grambling State's cold shooting and used an 8-0 run, capped by a Cheyenne Creighton layup to take a 16-11 lead with 4:13 left in the first half and held a 21-17 advantage at the break.
 
Grambling State trailed 33-26 after an Alana Davis layup with 4:44 left in the third, but GSU got a 3-pointer by Jazmine Torian to cut the deficit to 33-29 with 4:10 remaining. Memphis continued to push the advance and took a 37-31 lead into the final quarter.
 
Memphis extended the advantage to 43-33 with 7:34 remaining in the fourth on a bucket by Creighton, but Grambling State was able to cut the margin to 43-39 after an Ariel Williams free throw with 5:46 left.
 
Memphis quickly answered and took a 50-40 advantage after a pair of free throws by Taylor Barnes, but Grambling State was able to trim the deficit to 53-47 after a 3-pointer by Laneisha Jeans with 2:35 left. However, that would be as close as Grambling State would get.
 
Inside The Numbers
* Grambling State shot 30 percent (15-of-50) from the field and 64.7 percent (11-of-17) from the free-throw line.
* Memphis was 22-of-51 (43.1 percent) shooting and 11-of-16 (68.8 percent) from the charity stripe.
* Grambling State shot 22.2 percent (6-of-27) in the first half, while Memphis was 8-of-22 (28.6 percent).
* GSU tallied 30 rebounds, with 19 coming on the defensive end.
* Memphis registered 41 rebounds, including 28 off the defensive glass.
* Grambling State finished with 37 bench points, 15 points off turnovers, 14 points in the paint and nine second-chance points.
* Memphis recorded 32 points in the paint, 20 bench points, 13 points off turnovers and eight fastbreak points.
* The score was tied once and the lead changed hands three times.
 
News & Notes
* Grambling State wrapped up the fourth of five straight road games to conclude the 2017 portion of its schedule.
* GSU opens up Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Jan. 1 with a noon tip-off against Alabama A&M.
 
Up Next
Grambling State concludes the 2017 portion of its schedule with a trip to Fayetteville, Ark., to take on Arkansas on Thursday, Dec. 28. Tip-off from Bud Walton Arena is set for 7 p.m. and the game can be seen live on the SEC Network+.
 
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