Asia Avinger scored 19 factors, together with 4 throughout a closing 11-2 run, and No. 12 seed Georgia rallied to defeat No. 13 Arkansas 79-74 within the first spherical of the SEC girls’s event Wednesday afternoon in Greenville, S.C.
De’Mauri Flournoy added 15 factors, Trinity Turner scored 11 and Mia Woolfolk had 10 for the Bulldogs (13-18), who will play No. 5 Oklahoma within the second spherical Thursday.
Izzy Higginbottom scored 38 factors to steer the Razorbacks (10-22), who scored simply two factors within the ultimate 3:29.
Flournoy’s discipline objective began an 8-3 run that acquired Georgia inside a degree early within the fourth quarter. The Razorbacks rebuilt the result in 4, however consecutive baskets by Woolfolk, Avinger and Turner gave the Bulldogs the lead for good, 74-72, with 2:01 left.
Georgia held a 24-18 edge on the finish of the primary quarter and scored the primary 4 factors of the second quarter earlier than Higginbottom took over. She scored 18 factors throughout a 23-9 run that gave the Razorbacks a 41-37 halftime lead.
No. 9 Tennessee 77, No. 16 Texas A&M 37
Talaysia Cooper got here off the bench to report 19 factors and eight rebounds and the Volunteers overcame a gradual begin to dominate the Aggies within the first sport of the event.
Jewel Spear and Zee Spearman added 11 factors every, and Samara Spencer scored 10 for Tennessee, which outscored Texas A&M 66-24 within the ultimate three quarters.
Sahara Jones led Texas A&M (10-19) with 16 factors.
The Volunteers (22-8) will face No. 8 Vanderbilt within the second spherical Thursday.
Tennessee’s protection held the Aggies to 26.5 % capturing and Texas A&M made simply 1 of 15 3-pointers.
The Volunteers pressured 32 turnovers and dedicated simply seven, resulting in a 37-5 benefit in factors off turnovers.
–Area Stage Media
