BLOG: WKU 57, Florida A&M 50 (final)
December 12, 2010
WKU (2-6) hosts Florida A&M at 2 p.m. Sunday in the 28th Annual BB&T Classic. This will be the Lady Toppers’ first game ever with FAMU (3-2). Follow along with beat writer Cole Claybourn’s live-blog coverage from Diddle Arena.
The Lady Tops win this one 57-50 to move to 3-6. Look for more on wkuherald.com later.
The Lady Toppers have gotten six second half points from Teranie Thomas. The lead 57-50 with 50 seconds left.
3:30 left to play and the Lady Tops lead it 53-46.
LaTeira Owens has a double-double to lead the Lady Toppers. There’s 7:45 left to play and it’s Lady Tops 47, FAMU 41.
A mini run has the Lady Tops up 43-38 with 10:06 left to play.
11:44 left to play: Lady Tops 37, FAMU 35.
13:39 left to play: Lady Tops 37, FAMU 32.
LaTeira Owens continues to be the workhorse for WKU. Seems like the offense is designed to get her a touch every possession. She has 12 points and nine rebounds so far.
15:42 left in the game: Lady Tops 36, FAMU 30.
Lady Tops shooting 38.7% in the first half. FAMU shooting 33.3%. WKU had 15 turnovers in the half, while FAMU had 10. Pretty sloppy half on both sides.
Florida A&M puts together a 7-0 run to close out the last four minutes. It’s WKU 29, Florida A&M 26 at halftime.
3:52 left and the Lady Toppers lead it by 10, 29-19. Lots of turnovers on both sides – 11 for WKU and nine for FAMU.
Lady Tops have their longest lead of the game – 7. Up 25-18 with 7:45 left. LaTeira Owens is leading the way for the Lady Tops with nine points and four rebounds.
10:57 left in the first half: Lady Tops 17, Florida A&M 16.
We’re at the first media timeout and the Lady Toppers lead this one 12-9 over Florida A&M. Arnika Brown has six points.
Both teams are looking to run. Lady Tops have an early 6-5 lead with under 18 minutes left in the first half.
We’re about five minutes from tip-off. Here’s the Lady Toppers’ starting lineup: Amy McNear, Hope Brown, LaTeira Owens, Arnika Brown, Vanessa Obafemi