Southern Miss survived a late rally by Nicholls State in the fourth quarter of the team’s opening round contest in the Women’s Basketball Invitational on Thursday night to come away with a 77-71 win.
“That’s truly an example of March Madness, no doubt,” Southern Miss head coach Joye Lee-McNelis said. “Again, it [Nicholls State’s fourth-quarter run] kind of took us out of rhythm, offensive rhythm, defensive rhythm. Nicholls made their run, but we had players that made stops when it became a three-point game when they had opportunities to cut it to less than three. I’m really proud of them.