Tennessee State 41, at SIU Edwardsville 63

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Interstat) — A dominant second-quarter surge propelled the SIU Edwardsville Cougars to a decisive 63-41 victory over the Tennessee State Tigers in an Ohio Valley Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at the Vadalabene Center. The game, played before a crowd of 1,423, was effectively decided in a ten-minute span before halftime. Leading 18-10 after the first quarter, the Cougars unleashed a 28-point second period, overwhelming the Tigers with a 28-7 run that built an insurmountable 46-17 lead at the intermission. The most important part of the contest was that overwhelming second-quarter performance, where SIU Edwardsville’s offense found… Read more...