Inside the Box Score
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Lele Wright led the Blazers in scoring with 22 points, adding five rebounds.
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Marlise Newson's 16-point evening included four steals.
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Tiffany Manning and Nyla Laniyonu each finished the game with seven rebounds.
How it Happened
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Hood was down 60-48 with 3:30 to play, but Snoop Robinson hit a 3-pointer and back-to-back scores by Wright brought the Blazers within five, 60-55, with 2:07 left.
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The Mustangs put the game away with free throws and defense mounting a 6-0 run that was completed by two at the line by Maleah Smith with 38 seconds left for 66-55 lead.
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In the first period, Stevenson started hot with a 12-4 run, which lasted for the first three minutes of the game.
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Manning made a 3-pointer right before the buzzer, as the Blazers outscored Stevenson 13-6 through the final 6:57 to pull within 18-17.
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Hood grabbed its first lead of the game, 22-20, on a Philippa Clouse lay-up at the 7:36 mark in the second period.
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Laci Johnson led the Mustangs on a 9-0 run, accounting for five points, to give Stevenson a 29-20 lead with 5:06 left.
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Hood answered with five points by Newson in a 7-2 run to send the Blazersdown 31-29.
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The Blazers opened the third period by scoring the first five points andNewson's 3-pointer put Hood back up 34-31 with 8:27 on the clock.
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Stevenson fought back to grab a 41-38 lead and took control soon after going on a 11-3 run, giving the Mustangs a 10-point lead heading into the fourth.
Analysis
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The Blazers held the field goal percentage advantage 44 percent to the Mustangs' 31 percent.
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Stevenson outrebounded Hood 48-39.
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Stevenson held the edge in bench points 16-5.
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The Mustangs went 23-for-31 (74 percent) from the free throw line, as Hood struggled and went 11-for-23 (47 percent).
For the Opponent
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Emori Johnson led the Mustangs with 21 points, adding six rebounds, five assists and two steals.
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Johnson ended the evening with 22 points, shooting 7-for-16 from the field, including two 3-pointers.
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Smith recorded nine rebounds in the game.
Up Next
Hood heads on the road to Eastern on Saturday, Jan. 28.