Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, January 24
Huntington, W.Va.
6:00 PM
Marshall University
-118, 51 CUSA
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Louisiana Tech
-1010, 25 CUSA
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Louisiana Tech
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MARSHALL
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Marshall celebrates the triple-overtime win.
Photo by: Adam Gue
Thundering Herd Outlasts Lady Techsters in Triple Overtime Thriller
1/24/2019 10:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Gore, Anthony go toe-to-toe in Henderson Center classic
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.-Marshall's Shayna Gore and Louisiana Tech's Kierra Anthony combined for 64 points Thursday evening as the Thundering Herd pulled out a 90-88 triple overtime epic in the Cam Henderson Center.
Marshall improved to 11-8 overall and 5-1 in Conference USA. The last time the program had a better league start was the 1988-89 campaign, when it raced out to an 8-0 record in the Southern Conference. The Lady Techsters dropped to 10-10 and 2-5 in the league.
Gore tallied 30 points on a career-high (tied) 12 field goals with five assists. She was joined in double figures by Taylor Porter (22), who tied a career-best with seven field goals, three assists and three steals, and Khadaijia Brooks, who also tied a career mark with eight field en route to 19 points and four steals. Taylor Pearson had a team-high 10 rebounds and Kristen Mayo added five assists.
Anthony had 34 points on 14-for-27 shooting with six assists. Amber Dixon (18 points, five assists) and Raizel Guinto (14) also posted double-figure efforts and Zhanae Whitney added a game-high 14 rebounds and three steals.
Marshall led by 12 early, grabbing a 17-5 lead on a layup by Lorelei Roper six and a half minutes into the game. Tech responded with a 17-4 run to pull in front by one (22-21) on a Brianna Harris layup with 6:53 left in the second quarter.
The game was close from that point forward and Anthony tied the contest at 63 with six seconds left in regulation. Gore had a chance to win it on the ensuing possession but misfired on a leaning jumper from just left of the lane.
Tech grabbed a four-point lead with 35 seconds left in overtime, but made just one of its four free throws down the stretch and Brooks drilled a triple with 15 ticks remaining to tie the contest at 75. Anthony had a chance to win it in this stanza, but her 3-point attempt missed the mark.
The teams found themselves tied at 81-apiece with 1:10 left in double overtime and Tech had the ball with 47 seconds left after a Brianna Harris steal. However, the visitors got hit with a shot clock violation on their next possession and Marshall got it back with another chance to win. But Porter couldn't get a clean look on the other end as time ticked away and the game moved into a third overtime, the first for the program since Marshall pulled out a 97-91 win at UT-Arlington on December 18, 2007.
In the final period, Anthony tied the affair at 88-all for the 12th and final time on her third 3-pointer with 1:38 left. The two teams then traded turnovers before Anthony misfired from the right baseline to give Marshall the ball with 28 seconds left. On that possession, Pearson grabbed her own miss and was sent to the free throw line with just two seconds left. A 51.5 percent free throw shooter on the season, the Columbus, Ohio native calmly made both and Tech called timeout to advance the inbounds pass in front of its bench.
There was little doubt as to who would take the final shot for the Lady Techsters and the visitors, indeed, ran Anthony off of Whitney's baseline screen to a spot in the corner. But Marshall's Brooks and Porter responded by switching the screen and Anthony struggled to get the shot over Brooks from deep in the corner and left it short as the final buzzer sounded.
Tech outrebounded the Thundering Herd 49-34, but was also hounded into 27 turnovers, which resulted in 14 Marshall steals and a 24-15 edge in points off those miscues. Tech had a 23-12 advantage in bench points. Marshall led on points in the paint (42-30).
Unsurprisingly, the Thundering Herd's entire starting five (Gore-53, Porter-49, Brooks-46, Mayo-43, Pearson-39) all posted career-highs in minutes played.
"That's a great way to win a basketball game," said Marshall's head coach Tony Kemper. "Give credit to Louisiana Tech because it was a really good game and they threw some tough punches, so to speak. They were on the road and resilient. At the end of the day, we were every bit of that, plus two more points."
Marshall will now have a quick turnaround before it faces Southern Miss (10-10, 2-5) Saturday at 1 p.m. The Golden Eagles handed WKU (11-9, 5-1) its first league loss by a 69-56 margin Thursday evening.
Marshall improved to 11-8 overall and 5-1 in Conference USA. The last time the program had a better league start was the 1988-89 campaign, when it raced out to an 8-0 record in the Southern Conference. The Lady Techsters dropped to 10-10 and 2-5 in the league.
Gore tallied 30 points on a career-high (tied) 12 field goals with five assists. She was joined in double figures by Taylor Porter (22), who tied a career-best with seven field goals, three assists and three steals, and Khadaijia Brooks, who also tied a career mark with eight field en route to 19 points and four steals. Taylor Pearson had a team-high 10 rebounds and Kristen Mayo added five assists.
Anthony had 34 points on 14-for-27 shooting with six assists. Amber Dixon (18 points, five assists) and Raizel Guinto (14) also posted double-figure efforts and Zhanae Whitney added a game-high 14 rebounds and three steals.
Marshall led by 12 early, grabbing a 17-5 lead on a layup by Lorelei Roper six and a half minutes into the game. Tech responded with a 17-4 run to pull in front by one (22-21) on a Brianna Harris layup with 6:53 left in the second quarter.
The game was close from that point forward and Anthony tied the contest at 63 with six seconds left in regulation. Gore had a chance to win it on the ensuing possession but misfired on a leaning jumper from just left of the lane.
Tech grabbed a four-point lead with 35 seconds left in overtime, but made just one of its four free throws down the stretch and Brooks drilled a triple with 15 ticks remaining to tie the contest at 75. Anthony had a chance to win it in this stanza, but her 3-point attempt missed the mark.
The teams found themselves tied at 81-apiece with 1:10 left in double overtime and Tech had the ball with 47 seconds left after a Brianna Harris steal. However, the visitors got hit with a shot clock violation on their next possession and Marshall got it back with another chance to win. But Porter couldn't get a clean look on the other end as time ticked away and the game moved into a third overtime, the first for the program since Marshall pulled out a 97-91 win at UT-Arlington on December 18, 2007.
In the final period, Anthony tied the affair at 88-all for the 12th and final time on her third 3-pointer with 1:38 left. The two teams then traded turnovers before Anthony misfired from the right baseline to give Marshall the ball with 28 seconds left. On that possession, Pearson grabbed her own miss and was sent to the free throw line with just two seconds left. A 51.5 percent free throw shooter on the season, the Columbus, Ohio native calmly made both and Tech called timeout to advance the inbounds pass in front of its bench.
There was little doubt as to who would take the final shot for the Lady Techsters and the visitors, indeed, ran Anthony off of Whitney's baseline screen to a spot in the corner. But Marshall's Brooks and Porter responded by switching the screen and Anthony struggled to get the shot over Brooks from deep in the corner and left it short as the final buzzer sounded.
Tech outrebounded the Thundering Herd 49-34, but was also hounded into 27 turnovers, which resulted in 14 Marshall steals and a 24-15 edge in points off those miscues. Tech had a 23-12 advantage in bench points. Marshall led on points in the paint (42-30).
Unsurprisingly, the Thundering Herd's entire starting five (Gore-53, Porter-49, Brooks-46, Mayo-43, Pearson-39) all posted career-highs in minutes played.
"That's a great way to win a basketball game," said Marshall's head coach Tony Kemper. "Give credit to Louisiana Tech because it was a really good game and they threw some tough punches, so to speak. They were on the road and resilient. At the end of the day, we were every bit of that, plus two more points."
Marshall will now have a quick turnaround before it faces Southern Miss (10-10, 2-5) Saturday at 1 p.m. The Golden Eagles handed WKU (11-9, 5-1) its first league loss by a 69-56 margin Thursday evening.
Team Stats
LATECH
MARW
FG%
.465
.420
3FG%
.375
.290
FT%
.765
.867
RB
49
38
TO
27
18
STL
9
14
Game Leaders
Pts
30
FGM
12
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
22
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
G/F
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G
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's Basketball
F/C
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