Box Score SPARTANBURG, SC – Johnson C. Smith University used a 15-0 run midway through the game to register a 65-53 win over Francis Marion University, Friday afternoon (Nov. 18) in the opening game of the Courtyard Women's Basketball Classic at Converse College.
Francis Marion (1-3) will face Converse on Saturday at 4 p.m. on the second day of the event. The next home contest for FMU will be Tuesday at 6 p.m. against Elizabeth City State University.
Sophomore Shaunice Fulmore led FMU with 19 points, while junior forward Briana Burgins recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while also compiling six steals.
Anika Jones led JCSU (2-2) with 14 points, six rebounds, six steals, and five assists.
Francis Marion held a 30-26 advantage late in the second quarter when the Golden Bulls scored on a lay-up just before the halftime buzzer. Johnson C. Smith then scored the first 13 points of the third period to take a 41-30 lead. A lay-in by Fulmore trimmed the deficit to 45-38 at the end of the quarter. The Patriots made only 3-of-16 third-quarter field goal attempts, while JCSU connected on 8-of-14 shots.
A 6-1 spurt to open the fourth period brought FMU to within 46-44. Fulmore's fast-break bucket at the 6:45 mark capped the rally. However, the Golden Bulls gradually pulled away to a commanding 57-47 lead.
To start the game, FMU raced to an early 11-2 lead only to see JCSU respond with a 12-2 spurt to go ahead 14-13. The Golden Bulls led 16-15 at the end of the opening period.
A 6-0 run by the Patriots in the second period allowed FMU to assume a 29-24 advantage.
Francis Marion shot 36.1 percent from the field, including 1-of-10 from beyond the three-point arc, and the Patriots hit 8-of-13 free throws. Johnson C. Smith connected on 46.3 percent of its shots, was 1-of-13 from long distance, and 14-of-25 at the foul line.
The Golden Bulls converted 28 FMU turnovers into 26 points.
11/18/16 4:00 PM at Spartanburg, S.C. (Hannah Gym)
JOHNSON C. SMITH 65, FRANCIS MARION 53
JOHNSON C. SMITH (2-2)
JONES,Anika 6-10 1-3 14; WHITE,Krista 6-9 1-2 13; JORDAN,Asha 2-10 7-13 11;
THOMAS,Blair 5-8 1-2 11; HALL,Monique 2-2 2-2 6; MOORE,MaryAnna 2-4 1-2 5;
ADAMS,Kendall 2-4 1-1 5; RIVERS,Malia 0-3 0-0 0; CARPENTER,Saryna 0-1 0-0 0;
JOHNSON,Jamia 0-0 0-0 0; GREEN,Maiya 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 14-25 65.
FRANCIS MARION (1-3)
Shaunice Fulmore 9-21 0-0 19; Briana Burgins 4-12 2-4 10; TeTe Flowers 3-8
1-1 7; Courtney Wood 2-6 2-4 6; Keanua Williams 1-4 1-2 3; Tatyana McClaney
0-0 2-2 2; Kristin Tines 1-1 0-0 2; Abigail Bullock 1-2 0-0 2; Khai Chandler
1-7 0-0 2. Totals 22-61 8-13 53.
Johnson C. Smith.............. 16 12 17 20 - 65
Francis Marion................ 15 15 8 15 - 53
3-point goals--Johnson C. Smith 1-13 (JONES,Anika 1-4; WHITE,Krista 0-1;
JORDAN,Asha 0-4; THOMAS,Blair 0-2; RIVERS,Malia 0-1; GREEN,Maiya 0-1),
Francis Marion 1-10 (Shaunice Fulmore 1-2; TeTe Flowers 0-2; Keanua Williams
0-1; Abigail Bullock 0-1; Khai Chandler 0-4). Fouled out--Johnson C.
Smith-None, Francis Marion-TeTe Flowers. Rebounds--Johnson C. Smith 37
(MOORE,MaryAnna 13), Francis Marion 40 (Briana Burgins 11). Assists--Johnson
C. Smith 13 (JONES,Anika 5), Francis Marion 10 (TeTe Flowers 4). Total
fouls--Johnson C. Smith 18, Francis Marion 21. Technical fouls--None. A-87
