After Chattanooga State edged the Cleveland State women 74-72 in the TCCAA basketball doubleheader Saturday in Cleveland, the host Cougars beat Chattanooga State’s Tigers 80-59 with Tevin Olison and Cam Copeland scoring 17 and 16 points and Victor Curry matching 15 points with 15 rebounds.
Jordan Olison added 13 points for the Cougars, and Copeland had four assists. Maleek Taylor led the Tigers with 13 points, aided by 10 from Orlando Moore.
Shashana Miller scored 24 points and Mia Collins had 19 plus 10 rebounds for the Lady Tigers, who outscored the Lady Cougars 27-18 in the second quarter. Kaela Patrick contributed 14 points to the win. Leisa Butler and Abby Hubert scored 22 and 19 for Cleveland State, which got 12 from JaTasha Hollinger.
– Mississippi College 90, Lee 83: At Clinton, Miss., the Flames lost the Gulf South Conference game despite 27 and 23 points and a combined seven 3-point baskets from Rico Overall and Keevin Tyus. Cody Farley had 10 points and five assists and Levi Woods grabbed eight rebounds for Lee (9-15, 5-13).
– Lee (w) 61, Mississippi College 60: The Lady Flames clinched a spot in the GSC tournament with the close win that featured 15 points from Anna Woodford and 12 points and 12 rebounds from Carrie Cheeks. Erin Walsh and Abby Bertram had five and four assists for Lee (17-7, 12-6).