Free-throw shooting lifts SU women over Alcorn in OT

LORMAN, Mississippi — The overtime period of the Southern women’s basketball team’s victory against Alcorn State on Saturday told the story of the entire game.

The Jaguars made 7-of-10 free throws, and the Braves made 2-of-8 as Southern prevailed 67-62 in the Davey Whitney Complex. For the game, Southern made 28-of-43 free throws and Alcorn made 19-of-41.

The victory came just hours after the Jaguars (17-7 and 14-2 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference) learned they would be allowed to play in the SWAC tournament, though they remain banned from NCAA postseason play. The Braves, who beat Southern 58-52 on Feb. 1 in the F.G. Clark Activity Center, are 7-20 and 6-10.

Neither coach Sandy Pugh nor any players were available for comment after the game, a policy that will continue until after the regular-season finale against Texas Southern on March 8, according to a university statement.

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