MOBILE, Ala. - Stillman College women's basketball held the University of Mobile to its third-lowest point total of the season Tuesday night, but the Rams also held the Tigers to their lowest in a 49-40 road loss.
The Tigers opened the game with an 11-5 lead, but the gap closed to 23-20 at the half. After three quarters of action it was tied at 32.
While Stillman held the Rams to 14.3% shooting in the first quarter, the Tigers made only 15% of their baskets in the fourth quarter.
Mobile used a four-minute, 7-0 run to break a 36-36 tie.
Farrah Pearson, who led Stillman with 10 points, ended the Tigers' scoring drought with 1:39 to play in the game, 45-38. That was the last made basket though, as the final 85 seconds of action was all at the free throw line for both teams. The Rams made 6-of-8 attempts and
Alexandria Haymon made 2-of-3 free throws for Stillman to finish with nine points.
Mobile's Erica Jones was the game's top scorer with 15 points.
Stillman (12-10, 4-8 SSAC) is now tied for eighth in the SSAC standings with Middle Georgia State University, which comes to Tuscaloosa on Saturday, Feb. 4 for a noon tipoff in Birthright Alumni Hall.