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14 vs. West Texas A&M
65
Harding HU 4-2
67
Winner West Texas A&M WTAMU 4-1
Harding HU
4-2
65
Final
67
West Texas A&M WTAMU
4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Harding HU 31 34 65
West Texas A&M WTAMU 33 34 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | by Nathan Looney

No. 8 Harding Falls to No. 8 West Texas A&M on Saturday

CANYON, Texas – Chontiquah White hit a layup with five seconds remaining to give the 8th-ranked West Texas A&M a 67-65 win over the 8th-ranked Harding women's basketball team on Saturday in the Pak-A-Sak Thanksgiving Classic. The Lady Bisons fell to 4-2 on the season.

The two teams entered the game tied at No. 8 in the ABCA Coaches Poll.

Harding had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds but a layup didn't fall.

Senior forward Montana Lewis led Harding with 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Sophomore guard A'ndrea Haney hit two 3-pointers and finished with 11 points. Redshirt freshman Mackenzie McNamara came off the bench and added 10 points for the Lady Bisons.

White led the Lady Buffs (4-1) with 19 points, hitting 8-of-13 shots.

West Texas A&M scored 40 of its 67 points in the paint and shot 47 percent for the game (25-of-53).

Harding only made 14 of its 25 free throws (56 percent).

Senior forward Arielle Saunders was named to the Pak-A-Sak Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team.

Harding will continue Great American Conference action on Thursday as it travels to Magnolia to face Southern Arkansas at 5:30 p.m.

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