CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Trailing by 10 points with seven minutes to play, the University of Alabama in Huntsville used a 13-4 run to get back into the contest and forced a missed shot in the game's waning seconds to defeat the Lady Statesmen 61-60.

Holly Harris had a game-high 19 points for the Chargers, while Alexis Woods had 15 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. 

THE BASICS:
Score: Alabama-Huntsville 61 | Delta State 60
Records: Lady Statesmen 3-7 (3-7 GSC) | Chargers 5-3 (5-3 GSC)
Series: DSU leads 21-11
Location | Time: Walter Sillers Coliseum | 3 PM
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Alabama-Huntsville notched the game's first bucket but a 7-2 run by the Lady Statesmen, coupled by a three-plus minute scoring drought for the Chargers, made it 7-4 DSU with 4:51 left in the first. 
• DSU led 11-6 with 2:39 left in the first quarter, but UAH used three three-pointers as part of a 9-2 run to pull within four at the end of the first quarter, 16-12.
• Delta State got two free-throws from Zyaire Ewing, a jumper from Shaniyah Buford, and a Camryn Davis bucket to take a 22-14 advantage at the 7:17 mark of the second quarter.
• Sparked by five points from Holly Harris, the Chargers outscored DSU 12-9 over the final six minutes of the second quarter
• Alanna Smith got fouled with 0.7 seconds left in the half and drained both free throws as the Lady Statesmen took a 31-26 lead at the break.
• The two teams traded punches in the third quarter, but T'Kyra Hicks' driving layup gave the Lady Statesmen the 42-41 lead heading into the fourth.
• DSU used a 10-0 run from the 8:35 mark of the fourth to the 7:20 mark, as Kirstin Brown hit two layups, had a steal, grabbed two offensive rebounds, and hit a pair of free throws as part of the sprint. 
• UAH, however, used a 13-4 run to erase a 10-point deficit, and took a late lead on a Selena Pruitt baseline jumper with 34 seconds left. 
• The Chargers then forced the Lady Statesmen into a missed shot in the game's closing seconds to secure the 61-60 win.

TURNING POINT

• The Chargers used a 13-4 run late in the contest to erase a 10-point deficit, and the defense forced a late missed shot by Delta State to secure the win.

STAT OF THE GAME

• In a tightly contested game, the Chargers bested the Lady Statesmen 19-12 in points off turnovers and outscored UAH 28-22 in the paint. 

NOTABLES

• Holly Harris scored 19 points and drained five of her eight three-point attempts to lead all scorers. 
• Zyaire Ewing, who fouled out of the game, pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Delta State. The 11 boards makes it eight straight games she has pulled down double-digit rebounds.

UP NEXT

Delta State hosts the Chargers of the University of Alabama in Huntsville again on Monday, Feb. 1 at Walter Sillers Coliseum at 6:30 p.m.