SAVANNAH, Ga.- Savannah State lost their sixth straight game after falling to South Carolina State 60-49 in Tiger Arena.

South Carolina State held SSU (8-10) without a field goal in the second period until the 11:19 mark when Ashlee Barley made a layup.

SCSU led 25-23 at intermission but started the second half with a 20-1 run to grab a 45-24 advantage with 13:20 remaining.

Down by 21, Savannah State put together a 13-3 run to close their gap to 49-38 with 6:55 on the clock.

South Carolina State led 55-40 with 4:45 left but SSU answered with a 8-1 spurt to pull within eight at the 2:42 mark.

The Lady Tigers would get no closer as SCSU closed the game with four free throws to get the win and improved to 5-7.

South Carolina State's last field goal of the game came at the 4:45 mark.

Crissa Jackson led SSU with 12 points and six assists.

SSU led 12-8 with 12:22 left in the first half but the Bulldogs put together a 15-5 rally to go ahead 23-17 with 4:13 on the clock.

Savannah State answered with back-to-back 3-pointers by Jackson to tie the game at 23 with 2:23 left.

Whitney Wiley made two free throws for SCSU with five seconds left to give the visitors a two-point halftime edge.

Wiley led SCSU with 17 points.

The Bulldogs shot 50 percent from the floor and out-rebounded SSU 33 to 28.