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Dec. 22 W-Basketball Results & Highlights
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	Whitney Bibbins, Tulane

Dec. 22, 2012

IRVING, Texas - Redshirt-sophomore forward Whitney Bibbins scored a game-high 23 points and sophomore guard Danielle Blagg came off the bench to drain a season-best five 3-pointers as Tulane rallied to defeat North Texas, 73-62, on Saturday afternoon in Devlin Fieldhouse. Trailing 39-30 with 16:28 to play in regulation, Tulane went on a 13-0 run over the next 4:31 to take a four-point lead. The Mean Green rallied to tie the score at 54-54 with 7:55 to play, but the Green Wave outscored North Texas 17-8 the rest of the way - including the game's final seven points - to account for the final tally. With the win, the Green Wave improve to 8-2 on the year and remain undefeated all-time against the Mean Green with a 4-0 head-to-head record. North Texas, meanwhile, dropped its third consecutive contest to fall on 2-8 on the season.

Memphis (6-5) had just three double-digit scorers in a 65-58 win at Seton Hall (4-8), but that ended up being all it needed to get their fourth road win of the season. Freshman Ariel Hearn and Asianna Fuqua-Bey each posted career high points, while Nicole Dickson chipped in with her fifth 20-point game of the year.

Southern Miss used a 12-2 run to start the second half in defeating Central Arkansas, 53-44, in Reed Green Coliseum. Tanecka Carey paced three Lady Eagles in scoring with 15 points followed by Jamierra Faulkner with 13 and Tiarra Pollnitz chipped in 11. Jerontay Clemons grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds to go with six points five assists and five steals.

Updated C-USA Women's Basketball Standings & Stats

C-USA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RESULTS & HIGHLIGHTS
Saturday, Dec. 22	Highlights
at Houston 74, Texas State 61	Freshman G Alecia Smith and senior G Porsche Landry combined for 45 points as the Coogs (5-6) limited to Texas State to just 61 points after entering the contest ranking 15th nationally in scoring offense.
Memphis 65, at Seton Hall 58	Memphis (6-5) had three double-digit scorers led by freshman G Ariel Hearn and P Asianna Fuqua-Bey who each posted career high points with 22 and 14 points, respectively. Senior F Nicole Dickson chipped in with her fifth 20-point game of the year.
at UAB 55, UT Martin 51	Junior F Karisma Chapman finished with 17 points to lead all scorers, while senior G Amber Jones added 12 and freshman G Chelsee Black tallied 11 for UAB (8-3).
at Southern Miss 53, Central Arkansas 44	Senior G Tanecka Carey paced USM (6-5) with 15 points, followed by junior G Jamierra Faulkner with 13 and freshman G Tiarra Pollnitz chipped in 11. Freshman G Jerontay Clemons grabbed a team-best 10 rebounds to go with six points, five assists and five steals.
at Tulane 73, North Texas 62	Redshirt-sophomore F Whitney Bibbins scored a game-high 23 points and sophomore G Danielle Blagg came off the bench to drain a season-best five 3-pointers for Tulane (8-2).
UCF 60, at Florida Gulf Coast 53	Freshman G Briahanna Jackson scored a game-high 18 points while senior G Gevenia Carter added 16 points and sophomore F Stephanie Taylor contributed 10 points. UCF (5-8) snapped Florida Gulf Coast's 16-game home-winning streak ninth longest in the NCAA.
Tulsa 75, Grambling State 62	Senior G Taleya Mayberry scored a team-high 15 points, while 10 came from sophomore G Kadan Brady and senior G Jessica McQuin. The team shot a solid 45.5 percent from the field and held a 35-30 advantage on the boards.
Wichita State 61, at SMU 59	Senior F Akil Simpson produced her third double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Junior G Kenna Mays and senior G Alisha Filmore added a respective 16 and 11 points. SMU (8-3) gained a 43-34 edge on the boards.
Tennessee Tech 67, at Marshall 60	Senior C Leandra King came off the bench to score a career-high 16 points after going 5-for-7 from the field and making 6-of-7 from the free throw line. She added seven rebounds and had two blocks for the Thundering Herd (6-6).
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UPCOMING GAMES
FRI., DECEMBER 28
Dec. 28-30 Surf & Slam Tournament (San Diego, Calif.)
>>>>>SMU at San Diego State 5 p.m.
Sam Houston State at UTEP (C-USADN) 6:30 p.m.
Texas-Pan American at Rice (C-USADN) 7 p.m.

SAT., DECEMBER 29
Dec. 29-30 TULANE/DOUBLETREE CLASSIC
>>>>>Eastern Michigan at Tulane (C-USADN) 1 p.m.
Elon at East Carolina (C-USADN) 2 p.m.
Missouri at Memphis (C-USADN) 2 p.m.

SUN., DECEMBER 30
Marshall at Navy 1 p.m.
Dec. 29-30 TULANE/DOUBLETREE CLASSIC
>>>>>Consolation/ Championship Game 1/3 p.m.
Houston at Texas Tech 2 p.m.
Lamar at Rice (C-USADN) 2 p.m.
Tulsa at Stephen F. Austin 2 p.m.
UNC Greensboro at UAB (C-USADN) 2 p.m.
UTPA at UTEP (C-USADN) 3 p.m.
Dec. 28-30 Surf & Slam Tournament (San Diego, Calif.)
>>>>>SMU vs. Oklahoma State/Harvard TBD

Mon., Dec. 31
Tennessee Tech at Memphis (C-USADN) 12 p.m.
William Carey at Southern Miss (C-USADN) 12 p.m.

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