Box Score PINE BLUFF, Ark. - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff made a great second-half comeback but in the end fell short 60-54 to Jackson State at H.O. Clemmons Arena in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. Senior forward Faith Ohanta played marvelous throughout the contest as she scored 18 points on 4-of-10 shooting from the field to go along with 10 boards. She shot 10-for-16 from the charity stripe while Lady Lion point guard Destiny Brewton finished with 11 points, four steals and three assists in 18 minutes.

The Lady Lions trailed 42-30 at the break after giving up 16 first-half baskets to the Lady Tigers. As a team UAPB held Jackson State to 32 percent shooting from the field but failed to capitalize as it shot just 28 percent for the game. UAPB forced 27 turnovers and scored 20 points off those turnovers, but Jackson State's bench proved to be the difference in the game, outscoring UAPB's bench 39-20. As a team UAPB held the Lady Tigers to just 1-for-9 from downtown, but shot a poor 1-for-21 from 3-point land.

The game marks the eighth loss in a row for the Lady Lions, who look to end the streak on Saturday as the second half of conference play begins. This is the second eight-game losing streak of the season for UAPB (3-16, 1-8 SWAC), but there is still plenty of SWAC basketball to be played for the Lady Lions, who fall to 1-8 in conference.

Marneisha Hamer finished with a team-high 13 points and eight rebounds for the Lady Tigers, but had six turnovers in the win.

UAPB returns to action on Saturday, February 3 as it hosts Alabama A&M in SWAC play. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. at H.O. Clemmons Arena. On January 6, Alabama A&M won the first meeting between these two teams 52-49 in Huntsville, Alabama, in its first conference loss of the season.