VolReport – Turnovers plague Lady Vols in double OT loss at Mississippi State

It was the proper arrange for a becoming ending for Rickea Jackson.

Tennessee‘s main scorer had the ball in her palms and an opportunity to make the game-winning shot on the house ground of her former group. However as was the theme of the evening for the Girl Vols, alternative slipped away.

The ball was poked free from Jackson’s grasp and the clock ran out to pressure additional time. Regardless of one other close to collapse from Mississippi State that Tennessee was unable to benefit from, the Bulldogs ultimately secured the 91-90 win in double additional time at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville late Monday evening.

Jackson completed with a game-high 28 factors together with 11 rebounds. She was one among two Girl Vols to show in a double-double efficiency with Jillian Hollingshead scoring 18 factors and grabbing 12 rebounds.

Tess Darby totaled 10 factors.

For the final three minutes of regulation, it did not appear like Tennessee (17-9, 9-2 SEC) was going to provide itself a possibility to win on the ultimate shot. In a sport that went back-and-forth for greater than three quarters, it appeared that Mississippi State had accomplished sufficient to earn a key win with essential SEC Event implications.

The Bulldogs (16-7, 5-5), with huge performances from Jerkaila Jordan, who scored 24 factors and Asianae Johnson, who tallied 16, started to create separation with lower than three minutes left, extending their result in 66-62 following a pair of Jordan free throws.

Even after Jordan Horston pulled Tennessee again inside two on the free throw line, Jordan answered with a jumper to place Mississippi State again up 4.

In essentially the most essential juncture of the sport to that time and with the lead, Mississippi State head coach Sam Purcell argued a foul name in opposition to Ramani Parker that despatched Jasmine Franklin to the road. Whereas his assistant coaches tried holding him again, a technical foul was charged, including two extra photographs and the possession to Tennessee with 1:32 remaining within the fourth quarter.

Franklin went 1-for-2, however Jackson added to her excellent 13-for-13 free throw taking pictures mark by sinking each photographs and night the rating at 68-68.

Now the strain was on Mississippi State.

Jordan missed on what would have been the go-ahead rating and Tennessee received the ball again with 30 seconds to work with. Jackson’s turnover secured additional time and nearly sealed the Girl Vols’ destiny.

Mississippi State extended the ultimate outcome however lacking on a variety of essential free throws that may have possible iced the sport, going 0-for-4 on its final 4 makes an attempt of the primary additional time, leaving the door open for Jackson to attain on a layup and pressure a second additional time.

The Bulldogs used a 7-0 run to swell their result in six to begin the interval. Although Tennessee clawed again to arrange a possible game-tying shot trailing 90-87, Darby’s 3-point try rattled off the iron and Jordan’s free throw shot was simply sufficient to place the Girl Vols out of attain for good.

Tennessee held a large edge in rebounding, dominating the boards, 46-36, however 23 turnovers that led to 21 Mississippi State factors had been the distinction.

Foul hassle plagued the Girl Vols, too. Horston, one of many group’s high contributors missed lengthy stretches of the primary half after selecting up two fast fouls, was unavailable within the second the additional time after fouling out with 1:47 left within the first.

Tennessee’s incapability to cease Mississippi State’s scoring did not assist, both. The Bulldogs shot greater than 47% from the sphere and one other 40% from deep, connecting on eight 3-pointers, together with a mixed 4 from Ahlana Smith and Jordan.

The Girl Vols may have practically every week to scrub up these points. Tennessee hosts Vanderbilt on Sunday at Thompson-Boling Enviornment at 2 p.m. ET on SEC Community Plus.

Tennessee beat Vanderbilt, 84-71 on Jan. 8 in Nashville.