University of Tennessee at Chattanooga freshman Keiana Gilbert continued her spectacular rookie season with 18 points, including 14 in the second half and a game-winning shot at the buzzer as the UTC women’s basketball team beat Harvard 54-52 on Monday afternoon in Boston.
The Mocs (12-3) led by as many as 12 in the second half but the Crimson got hot down the stretch and tied the game with 29 seconds remaining on a layup by AnnMarie Healy to tie the game.
After UTC guard Chelsea Shumpert missed a layup, UTC got the ball out of bounds with two seconds remaining. Sophomore post player Jasmine Joyner got the ball to Gilbert up got off the winning shot before the buzzer to extend the Mocs winning streak to eight games.
Joyner and Shumpert each had 14 points for UTC, and Joyner had seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Mocs senior Ka’Vonne Towns was held to three points, but she had nine assists and five steals.
Harvard (6-7) was led by Healy with 20 points, and Erin McDonnell with 11. The Crimson’s leading scorer, Temi Fagbenle, was held below her average, but she did get a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.