Tinara Moore reaches for the ball in a game against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Dec. 21, 2015.
The Hawks Classic was shaping up to be just that, until one team went cold and fell apart in the final period.
The fourth quarter started tied at 61, and that’s when things went sour for Central Michigan women’s basketball team, and Saint Joseph’s took advantage.
The Chippewas went scoreless for the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, missing their first seven shots of the final period.
SJU (6-6 on the other hand, opened the quarter on a 7-0 run and outscored CMU 15-5 to defeat the Chippewas 76-66 in the championship game of the Hawks Classic on Tuesday at Hagan Arena.