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Memphis cruises to home win defeating North Carolina Central
Memphis girls’s basketball broke its streak of three consecutive losses, defeating North Carolina Central in a 92-66 rout on Thursday night time at Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The Tigers had the higher hand on this one, going into half with a 20-point lead and outscoring the Eagles 37-31 within the closing 20 minutes.
Jamirah Shutes scored 21 factors to cleared the path for Memphis. As a complete, the Girl Tigers had been spectacular on the offensive aspect of the ball, racking up 1.15 factors per possession on 52% capturing from the sector. Free throws had been one other optimistic element of their night time. They drew 22 fouls on the protection, which led to twenty factors on 61% capturing from the charity stripe.
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North Carolina Central’s offense was led by Kira Lowery, who scored 22 factors. The Girl Eagles went 28-of-69 from the sector on this one, together with 4-of-17 from the three-point line. In complete, their total offensive effectivity wasn’t nice, and was a significant factor within the loss. They scored simply 0.8 factors per possession on 44% true capturing.
Memphis’ win immediately put an finish to its current struggles. Its subsequent contest is at residence in opposition to Center Tennessee on December 10. On the opposite aspect, North Carolina’s loss ended the momentum it had from its current win over Chicago State. Its subsequent likelihood at a win is on December 15 in opposition to Appalachian State.
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