T-Bird WBB Earns Bounce-Back Win
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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12 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 51 |
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13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 62 |
Team Stats
Howard College
| Game Statistics | Howard College | New Mexico Junior College |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (18-57) | (22-58) |
| Field Goal % | 31.6% | 37.9% |
| Rebounds | 29 | 40 |
| Assists | 8 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 11 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 9 | 16 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 6 | 9 |
| Pts in the Paint | 14 | 26 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 8 |
| Bench Pts | 14 | 11 |
The Thunderbirds overcame a four-point deficit at half to come from behind and knock off Howard College 62-51.
NMJC was nearly at a stalemate in the first quarter. The T-Birds were behind 12-9 with 2:37 remaining in the quarter and went on to outscore the Hawks 4-0 the rest of the way to hold a one-point lead, 13-12.
The Thunderbirds held another one-point lead, 25-24, at the 4:27 mark following a Khadidja Toure jumper. The Hawks reeled off a 7-0 run to grab a 31-25 lead with 13:36 left in the half.
Toure hit another jumper with 58 seconds in the quarter to make the halftime score 31-27. The third quarter was all NMJC. The T-Birds outscored the Hawks 16-6 and held Howard to 3-of-16 shooting in the quarter. NMJC was up 43-37 on Howard after three quarters of play.
Howard cut the T-Bird lead to two points, 49-47, on a layup with four minutes left in the fourth quarter. NMJC hit the gas in the final four minutes and closed the game on a 13-4 run to win 62-51.
Pania Davis had another monster game for the T-Birds. The freshman forward scored 20 points and snatched 13 rebounds to record her 12th double-double of the season.
Aaliyah Holmes had 13 points on 3-of-7 from downtown. Cacia Antonio reached double figures in scoring with 10 points and six rebounds.
The Thunderbirds shot 22-for-58 (37.9%) from the field, 4-of-16 (25%) from 3-point land, and 14-of-19 (73.7%) from the free throw line. NMJC held the Hawks to 31.6% from the field.
No. 8 NMJC moves to 21-5 (10-1) on the year and will face Midland College in Midland, Texas Thursday, Feb. 22 at 5:45 p.m. CST.
The T-Birds (10-1) are one game ahead of Odessa (9-1) in the WJCAC standings.
