HOUSTON, Texas -- Ashley Ferguson scored a layup with only two seconds left in overtime play to lift No. 2 Texas Southern University to a 79-77 victory over No. 3 Jackson State on Friday. With the win, TSU will have the chance to be crowned the 2014 Toyota SWAC Basketball Champions for the first time in the school's history. The Lady Tigers will face No. 4 Prairie View A&M on Saturday, March 15 at 12:00 p.m.
TSU (20-11) took a comfortable 41-33 lead at halftime but a layup by JSU's (15-15) Ayanna Hardy-Fuller in the second half put the Lady Tigers ahead 51-50 with 10:52 to go. The Lady Tigers would hold onto the lead before TSU's Ferguson helped bring the score to 65-62.
With 20 seconds left in the extra session, the score was tied at 77. Johnson came from the top of the key and found Ferguson as she scored the layup that would carry TSU to the final round of the tournament.
TSU's offense was powered by Parker who scored a team best 21 points, Ferguson who notched 18 and Johnson who tacked on 12 points with 13 rebounds, including 11 offensive boards. Morgan Simmons added 11 rebounds and four assists to help pace the Lady Tigers.
Dominique Brothern tallied a game-high 22 points with four rebounds, two assists and three steals to lead JSU. Alisa Ross joined Brothern with 19 points and Ekwara Ndongo chipped in 10 for the Lady Tigers.
TSU shot 41 percent from the field to JSU's 35 percent and connected on 21 of their 29 free throws, while outrebounding the Lady Tigers 55-39.
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