Box Score AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta shot 9-for-18 from the perimeter, including two big perimeter baskets in overtime, and used late turnovers by the UNC Pembroke women's basketball team to key a 64-59 overtime victory over the Braves on Wednesday evening at Christenberry Fieldhouse.
 
It was the ninth-straight road loss in the series for the Braves (4-9, 3-4 PBC) who fell to 4-25 all-time at Christenberry Fieldhouse. The triumph snapped a 10-game home losing streak for the Jaguars (2-11, 1-6 PBC) whose last home win heading into the night was an overtime victory over the Black & Gold last season.



 

THE BASICS

SCORE: Augusta 64, UNC Pembroke 59 RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 4-9, 3-4 PBC; Augusta 2-11, 1-6 PBC LOCATION: Augusta, Ga. (Christenberry Fieldhouse)

HOW IT HAPPENED

1ST QUARTER

The Braves jumped out to an early 5-0 lead off of Tee Graham's 3-ball just two minutes into the game. The Jaguars knotted the score at five points apiece on a Kiera Howard layup at the 4:55 mark, and would go use a 13-2 to take a commanding 18-7 advantage. Tee Graham's 3-pointer at the buzzer made it an 18-10 game heading into the second period.

2ND QUARTER

UNC Pembroke cut its deficit back to four points, 23-19 on two free throws by Melanie Horne at the 5:09 mark, but the Jaguars took advantage of a nearly five-minute scoring drought by the Braves to extend their lead 28-19 with 3:15 remaining in the half. The Black & Gold scored the last five points of the half, however, and trotted into the locker rooms with just a four-point deficit, 28-24.

3RD QUARTER

Aliyah Farmer's fastbreak layup three minutes into the quarter brought the Braves within two points of the hosts, 28-26. UNC Pembroke cut its deficit back to one point off of Tee Graham's 3-pointer with 2:43 left in the quarter, but the hosts would eventually lug a 40-35 lead into the final period of regulation.

4TH QUARTER

UNC Pembroke tied the game at 53 apiece thanks to Tee Graham's jumper with 36 seconds remaining, and gained possession in a tie game with 13 seconds left. Augusta was up to the challenge, however, and forced a turnover under the basket to force overtime.

OVERTIME

Augusta opened the overtime period with consecutive 3-pointers to grab a quick 59-55 advantage just 84 seconds in, and the Braves went 1-for-6 from the field the rest of the way out. Tee Graham missed a potential game-tying trey with 18 seconds left, and the hosts drained a pair of free throws on the other end of the court to seal the outcome.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

+ Tee Graham scored a career-high 22 points on the night thanks, mainly, to a career-best five 3-pointers (5-for-11). + Melanie Horne tallied 13 points, while also pulling down a team-high seven rebounds. + Aliyah Farmer produced a 7-point performance, while also registering a team-high seven rebounds.

NOTABLES

+ UNCP has now held all seven of its league opponents to sub-40 percent shooting this season. The Jaguars shot just 38.5 percent from the field on Wednesday, but became UNCP's second PBC foe (Young Harris) to can better than 40 percent of its perimeter shots. + Wednesday's result snapped a 10-game home losing streak for the Jaguars whose last win in Christenberry Fieldhouse heading into the night was a 76-70 overtime win over the Braves last season. + Augusta has now won nine-straight home games in the series with the Braves. UNCP's last road victory in the series was a 57-47 triumph on Jan. 20, 2010.

UP NEXT

The Braves will open a three-game home stand on Saturday when they take on Columbus State (7-5, 4-4 PBC).  The Black & Gold will tip off at 1:30 p.m. on Youth Basketball Day at Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court.

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