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CLEVELAND, Miss. -- The Delta State University Lady Statesmen dropped a double overtime decision to Mississippi College 67-61 on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Statesmen were led by Zyaire Ewing, who had 24 points and 16 rebounds.

THE BASICS:
Score: Delta State 61 | Mississippi College 67
Records: Lady Statesmen 0-4 (0-4) GSC | Lady Choctaws 3-1 (3-1) GSC
Series: DSU leads 60-11
Location | Time: Walter Sillers Coliseum | 2:30 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a back and forth opening couple of minutes, MC pulled out to an eight point lead with 1:11 left on the clock in the first quarter.
• DSU started to chip away at the lead behind a couple of baskets by Shaniyah Buford.
• The Lady Statesmen outscored Mississippi College 14-8 in the second quarter to take a one-point lead at the half time break.
• In the third quarter, both teams traded buckets until Ewing scored back-to-back shots to give the Lady Statesmen a 35-30 lead with 1:42 left to go in the fourth.
• To start the fourth quarter, MC closed the lead back to two before DSU extended the lead to eight at 44-36 with 5:39 to go in the game.
• Nene Williams hit a three-point shot for the Lady Choctaws to make it a two-point game with 1:15 to go in the game.
• Moriah Hurst then tied the game for Mississippi College at 46-46 with 22 seconds to go in the game and DSU couldn't hit their shot on the other end to send the game to overtime.
• In the first overtime, neither team led by more than three points. Hurst then hit a reverse layup to give MC a 57-55 lead with 4.6 seconds left.
• After a DSU timeout Buford missed a jumper, but Kirstin Brown rebounded and scored a layup with 0.2 seconds left to send the game to a second overtime.
• Alanna Canady hit two jump shots for MC to give them a one-point advantage with 3:11 left to go and then MC hit six free throws to seal the win.

TURNING POINT

• Alanna Canady hit two jump shots for MC to give them a one-point lead with 3:11 left to. After a missed DSU jumper on the ensuing possession, Kyiah Julian was fouled and hit two free throws to give MC a lead they didn't relinquish.

STAT OF THE GAME

• Zyaire Ewing had 24 points and 16 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. She also added two assists and two steals.

NOTABLES

• Buford added 19 points in the loss scoring a total of 42 points in the two games against Mississippi College.

UP NEXT

• Delta State travels to Union (Tenn.) University to start the new year. The Lady Statesmen and Lady Bulldogs will tip at 6 p.m. on Jan. 8, followed by a Jan. 9 contest at 3 p.m.