Southern Mississippi Outlasts Old Dominion in Overtime Thriller

NORFOLK, Va. (Interstat) — Jakayla Johnson scored 32 points to lead Southern Mississippi to an 86-83 overtime victory over Old Dominion in a Conference USA women’s basketball game Friday night at Constant Convocation Center.

The Lady Eagles, who snapped a four-game skid, forced the extra period by outscoring the Lady Monarchs 22-13 in the fourth quarter. Southern Mississippi then held Old Dominion to six points in overtime. Johnson’s layup with 4:17 left in overtime gave Southern Mississippi the lead for good.

Simaru Fields scored 26 points for Old Dominion. Carly Keats added 20 points and Hayleigh Breland had 21 for Southern Mississippi, which improved to 12-10. Old Dominion fell to 13-10. Attendance was 2,167.