MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff women's basketball team battled hard, but Alabama State pulled away with a late-game surge to win 97-68 Saturday in the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.

The Lady Lions (2-12, 1-7 SWAC) had five players score in double figures, led by Trasity Totten's season-high 18 points along seven rebounds. Tyler Pyburn added 14 points and six rebounds, while Ashlynn Green scored 11 points. Khadijah Brown and Kaila Walker each score 10 for the Lady Lions.

UAPB never led in the contest, as Alabama State took a double-digit lead into the second quarter. The Lady Lions cut the deficit to 11 but in the period but trailed 41-27 at halftime.
In the third quarter, UAPB twice cut the margin to 11, the last time at 52-41 with just over fine minutes remaining in the period on a Totten jumper, but could get no closer.

The Lady Lions return to action Monday in a 5 p.m. doubleheader at Alabama A&M. The UAPB Sports Network broadcast begins at 4:45 p.m. on 99.3 FM The Beat, online at uapblionsroar.com/live, and on the free UAPB Athletics App.

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