Photo: Tennessee State's junior forward Oby Okafor scores her sixth double/double of season on Murray State Lady Racers with 31 points/12 rebounds in Lady Tigers win.Oby Okafor had 31 points and 12 rebounds as Tennessee State almost blew a 20-point lead, but hung on for a 90-85 overtime victory Saturday night at Murray State. The win improves Tennessee State to 6-7 overall and 3-1 in the early Ohio Valley Conference race. Murray State Lady Racers fell to 9-5 and 3-3.
Kendra Appling added 26 points and eight rebounds for TSU while Tiffany Jackson added 16 points and nine rebounds. LaDona Pierce had 11 assists for the Lady Tigers.
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Okafor is asserting herself at both ends of the court with her second monster game in scoring and rebounding. TSU is playing well and hopefully they will continue this trend. The stock is rising for the Lady Tigers in the OVC with Okafor in All-American form.
Next up for TSU--Monday, they host UT-Martin in the Gentry Center. Game time is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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