SAVANNAH, Georgia -- Allexus Sowell had 14 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks as Savannah State defeated Allen 74-50 in an exhibition game played at Tiger Arena.
SSU out-scored the Yellow Jackets, who compete at the NAIA level, 10-8 in the first quarter and led 32-19 at the half.
The Lady Tigers pushed their lead to 52-29 after three quarters of play and out-scored Allen 22-21 in the fourth quarter for the 24-point victory.
In the opening quarter, SSU led 5-2 but consecutive baskets by Allen gave the visitors a 6-5 advantage with 5:49 showing.
With the score tied at 8-8, SSU's TaQuasia Lampkin made a jumper at the 2:25 mark that gave the Lady Tigers a 10-8 lead.
Savannah State never trailed again.
SSU scored 14 of the first 16 points of the second quarter to expand their lead to 24-10 and led by as many as 17 in the quarter.
Allen was able to trim their deficit to 35-23 with 7:06 left in the third quarter but SSU ended the quarter with a 17-6 run to increase their lead to 23.
Savannah State led by as many as 29 in the fourth quarter while the Yellow Jackets could only get as close as 23 down the stretch.
Myasia Jones led all scorers with 16 points in the victory while Azhana Maxwell chipped in 10 points, five rebounds and four assists.
SSU out-rebounded Allen 54 to 42.
Equayla Smith and Jada Sleet each scored nine points for Allen.
Both teams made their share of mistakes with Allen making 24 turnovers and the Lady Tigers committing 21.
SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS
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