GRAMBLING, La. (Interstat) — The Grambling Lady Tigers defeated the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lady Golden Lions 65-54 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Fredrick Hobdy Assembly Center.

Grambling led wire-to-wire after a strong first quarter, taking a 38-25 advantage into halftime. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, which committed 32 turnovers, narrowed the gap to 52-48 entering the fourth but could not complete the comeback.

Zaria Johnson led Grambling with 17 points. Shaniah Nunn added 14 points and two blocks. Indiya Bowen paced Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 12 points.

Grambling improved to 6-13 overall. Arkansas-Pine Bluff fell to 6-11. Attendance was 551.