November 29, 2011
 
SAVANNAH, Ga.- Ezinne Kalu scored 27 points and dished out seven assists to lead Savannah State to a 67-64 overtime victory over Jacksonville in Tiger Arena.
 
The Dolphins (0-6) led 30-28 at the half but increased their advantage to six early in the second period.
 
Trailing 39-33, SSU rallied with eight unanswered points to take a 41-39 lead with 12 minutes remaining when Jazmin Thomas hit a jumper.
 
The game would be close the rest of the way with no team leading by more than three points.
 
Tied at 54 with 2:39 left in regulation, Crystal Bell hit a free throw for the Dolphins while Uba Blessing made a layup for SSU for a 56-55 lead.
 
A layup by Alisha Nelson put SSU ahead 58-55 with 43 seconds remaining but JU sent the game into an extra period when Abril Peeples nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
 
Kalu and Nelson both made field goals early in the extra period to give the Lady Tigers a 62-58 lead with 3:34 on the clock.
 
Jacksonville tied the game at 62 with 2:06 remaining but four free throws by Kalu put SSU ahead for good with a 66-62 lead with 18 seconds left.
 
bell hit a free throw for JU with 11 seconds left but another free throw by Kalu gave the Lady Tigers a 67-64 lead with four seconds remaining. Peebles, who scored 11 points, missed a potential game tying 3-pointer for the Dolphins at the buzzer.
 
Nelson added 14 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks for SSU (4-2) while Jasmine Kirkland chipped in 11 points.
 
Jacksonville out-rebounded SSU 49 to 41.
 
Savannah State led 14-6 in the first half but a 12-5 run by JU cut the Lady Tigers lead to 19-18 with 8:53 left.
 
SSU led 28-21 with 2:53 left before halftime but the Dolphins scored the last nine points of the period to take a 30-28 lead into intermission.