ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | Colbi Maples scored a team-high 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting, but the Grambling State University women's basketball team couldn't take New Mexico down, falling 86-50 on Tuesday night at The Pit.
 
GSU (2-5) leading scorer Alexus Holt also helped pace the Lady Tigers, contributing 11 points with two assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After the Lobos scored the first five points of the contest, Cierra Ellington got the Lady Tigers on the board with a fast-break layup at the 7:51 mark in the first quarter.
• UNM (6-3), who lead by as many as 12 in the opening frame, ended the period leading 21-11.
• Maples opened the second stanza with a layup, trimming the Lobos' lead to eight point, 21-13 with 9:30 left in the half.
• With the score set at 28-17, UNM embarked on a 13-4 run over the final 7:38 of the first half to carry a 45-21 lead into halftime.
• Grambling State was more efficient from the field in the third quarter, shooting 5-of-11 (45.5 percent). However, New Mexico kept their foot on the gas, stretching its lead to 34, 70-36, entering the fourth quarter.
• GSU continue to fight in the final period, matching UNM bucket-for-bucket down the stretch. But it was enough as the Lobos secured the 86-50 victory.

 INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Lady Tigers shot 19-of-55 from the field (34.5 percent)
• The Lobos went 35-of-66 on field goal attempts (53.0 percent)
• Grambling State connected on 1-of-15 shots from three-point range (6.7 percent)
• New Mexico drained 8-of-22 from behind the arc (36.4 percent)
• GSU hit on 68.8 percent of its free throws (11-of-16)
• UNM sank 8-of-18 attempts from the free-throw line (44.4 percent)
• The Lady Tigers scored four points off of 10 turnovers
• The Lobos tallied 19 points on 14 turnovers
• UNM outscored GSU 23-2 in fast-break points
• New Mexico held a 27-25 advantage in bench points
• The Lobos led the Lady Tigers in second-chance points 12-6
• GSU was outscored 54-32 on points in the paint

 
UP NEXT
Grambling State returns to action on Dec. 11 with a road tilt at Wichita State. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. at the Charles Koch Arena.
 
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