Sunday Feb. 17, 2008
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Angela Puleo scored 16 points and hit
the game-winning basket with 1:36 left as Georgia beat Mississippi
State 60-56 today.
There were ten lead changes and 14 ties in a game where neither
team led by more than eight. Ashley Houts hit a pair of free throws
with one second left to secure the win.
Mississippi State (15-11, 3-8 Southeastern Conference) tied the
game at 56 on a pair of free throws by Imesia Jackson with 1:47
left. But Georgia (19-7, 6-5) held Mississippi State scoreless the
rest of the way.
Tasha Humphrey had 14 points and eleven rebounds for Georgia,
while Marneshia Richard led Mississippi State with 15 points.
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