GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women's basketball team got back on track with a 55-46 victory over arch-rival Southern on Saturday afternoon at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

The winning effort was aided in large part by the duo of Justice Coleman and Trasity Totten who contributed 15 points apiece. Coleman snagged eight rebounds with two assists, while Totten nabbed a game-high nine rebounds to along with one assists and one steal.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Totten got her big night started by opening the game with three pointer on GSU's first possession, giving the Lady Tigers a 3-0 lead at the 9:36 mark. However, SU seized control on the first quarter, building a seven point lead, 14-7, with 1:07 to go in the period. The Jaguars held a 14-9 going in the second frame. 
• The Lady Tigers dominated the second quarter of play, outscoring the Southern 21-9. After the Jaguars opened up a 19-11 advantage, GSU embarked on a 19-4 run over the final 8 minutes of the first half. 
• A 3-pointer by Totten tied the game at 19-19 with 6:35 to go in the half. A layup by Ariel Williams put the Lady Tigers in front, 21-19, with 5:59 to go. Grambling State led 30-23 at the break
• The Lady Tigers tipped the second half off with back-to-back buckets from Totten and Coleman, pushing GSU's lead to 34-23 at the 8:14 mark. By the end of the the third quarter, however, SU found itself back in front, 40-39, thanks to 17-4 run. 
• In the final period, Totten drained a layup to  put Grambling State back in the lead, 44-42, with 4:53 to play. GSU closed the game on a 13-4 run, securing victory for the Lady Tigers.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Grambling State shot 17-of-46 from the field (37.0 percent)
• Southern went 15-of-59 on field goal attempts (25.4 percent)
• GSU connected on 2-of-9 shots from three-point range (22.2 percent)
• SU drained 3-of-19 from behind the arc (15.8 percent)
• Grambling State hit on 67.9 percent of their free throws (19-of-28)
• The Jaguars sank 13-of-24 attempts from the free-throw line (54.2 percent)
• GSU out-rebounded SU 44-41
• Grambling State scored 13 points off of 17 turnovers
• Southern tallied 21 points on 21 turnovers
• SU scored four fast-break points. GSU managed two fast-break points
• Southern held a 30-7 advantage in bench points
• The Jaguars posted 11 second-chance points. Grambling State scored 10 second-chance points.
• Both teams scored 20 points in the paint
• Diamond Hunter led SU with 15 points. 

UP NEXT

Grambling State returns to action on Saturday, Jan. 22 with a home contest versus Southwestern Athletic Conference opponent, Mississippi Valley State. Tip-off is set for 12 p.m. 

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