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Will Corey
69
Winner North Alabama UNA 21-8
65
Southern Mississippi USM 18-14
Winner
North Alabama UNA
21-8
69
Final
65
Southern Mississippi USM
18-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
North Alabama UNA 16 14 16 15 8 69
Southern Mississippi USM 17 14 18 12 4 65

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

LIONS TOP SOUTHERN MISS 69-65 IN WBI QUARTERFINALS

HATTIESBURG, Miss., – Emma Wallen scored a game-high 22 points, including a go-ahead three-point basket in the final minute of overtime to lead North Alabama to a 69-65 road victory at Southern Mississippi Monday in the second round of the Women's Basketball Invitational. With the win, UNA improves to 21-8 and extends its season to play at either North Texas or Utah State in the third round.
 
The Lions outscored USM 8-4 in the extra period after the Golden Eagles rallied from an eight-point deficit in the final 3:23 of regulation. UNA had a chance to win in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter, but could not get a shot off as time expired.
 
In overtime, Southern Mississippi took the lead with a three-pointer at the 3:07 mark. The Golden Eagles would not connect from the floor again. Savannah Stults took a transition pass from Ivy Wallen for a layup to cut the deficit to a single point with 2:59 remaining. Neither team scored again until the final minute of play.
 
After the Lions got a defensive stop, Ansley Eubank found Emma on the left wing for an open trey to give UNA a 66-64 lead with 45.4 seconds left. Brittany Panetti came up with a blocked shot and defensive rebound on the ensuing USM possession and Ivy hit 1-of-2 free throws to stretch the lead to 67-64.
 
Southern Mississippi ran the clock down to 2.3 seconds before drawing a foul. The Golden Eagles Alarie Mayze hit the first free throw before intentionally missing the second. UNA secured the rebound and Emma hit both free throw with less than a second on the clock to secure the win.
 
In a game that featured eight ties and 13 lead changes, Southern Mississippi took a 31-30 lead into the half. The Golden Eagles led 49-46 heading into the fourth quarter before UNA began to take control. Panetti started an 11-0 run with a basket and free throw to tie the game at 49-49. She added another basket before Stults and Emma Wallen each hit three-pointers to give the Lions a 57-49 lead and force a USM timeout at the 3:48 mark.
 
USM slowly chipped away at the lead, tying the game at 61-61 with two free throws with 14.5 seconds remaining. UNA called a timeout, but could not get a shot off before the buzzer.
 
Panetti was 8-of-11 from the floor and finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots. Keynsha Coulson added 14 points and eight rebounds. Stults, who was 2-for-2 from three-point range, rounded out the top scorers for the Lions with 11 points.
 
Shonte Hailes led Southern Mississippi (18-14) with 15 points.

 
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Players Mentioned

Ansley Eubank

#00 Ansley Eubank

G
5' 11"
Junior
Brittany Panetti

#44 Brittany Panetti

F
6' 2"
Junior
Savannah Stults

#12 Savannah Stults

G
5' 5"
Senior
Emma Wallen

#1 Emma Wallen

G
5' 7"
Junior
Ivy Wallen

#3 Ivy Wallen

G
5' 7"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ansley Eubank

#00 Ansley Eubank

5' 11"
Junior
G
Brittany Panetti

#44 Brittany Panetti

6' 2"
Junior
F
Savannah Stults

#12 Savannah Stults

5' 5"
Senior
G
Emma Wallen

#1 Emma Wallen

5' 7"
Junior
G
Ivy Wallen

#3 Ivy Wallen

5' 7"
Junior
G