Scores

Final

TX-Arlington 56

(4-6, 3-6 away)

Georgia Tech 63

(10-2, 8-0 home)

3:00 PM ET, December 20, 2008

1 2 T
UTA 26 3056
GT 32 3163

Top Performers

Texas-Arlington: C. Champion 20 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Stl

Georgia Tech: J. Williams 20 Pts, 5 Ast, 4 Stl

Georgia Tech prevails to win tournament title 

Associated Press

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Jacqua Williams scored 16 of her career-high 20 points in the second half to lead Georgia Tech (unranked ESPN/USA Today, No. 25 AP) to a 63-56 win over Texas-Arlington in the championship game of the Bahamas Sunsplash Shootout on Saturday.

Williams went 9 of 10 from the free-throw line, dished out five assists and had four steals. Alex Montgomery added 15 points and five rebounds for Georgia Tech (10-2).

Georgia Tech led only 35-33 with 12:49 left in the game, but Williams sparked a 9-2 run for a 44-35 lead with 9:54 remaining. She scored seven points during the spurt.

The Mavericks (4-6) cut the lead to 58-54 with 1:17 remaining, but the Jackets sealed the win at the line, making 5 of 6 of their foul shots in the final minute.

Candice Champion led Texas-Arlington with 20 points and eight rebounds. Shalyn Martin added 14 points and seven rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UTA
GT
Points 56 63
FG Made-Attempted 20-46 (.435) 24-53 (.453)
3P Made-Attempted 1-11 (.091) 3-15 (.200)
FT Made-Attempted 15-21 (.714) 12-15 (.800)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 20 (0/0)
Largest Lead 5 10

Game Leaders

 
UTA
GT
PointsC. Champion 20J. Williams 20
ReboundsC. Champion 8S. Goodlett 8
AssistsT. Simmons 3J. Williams 5
StealsK. Shofner 2J. Williams 4
BlocksS. Martin 1S. Goodlett 1

2008-09 Season

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