DALLAS —
LaTashia Wise scored 13 points Tuesday
to lead NAIA No. 16 Xavier University of Louisiana to a 74-58 women's basketball
victory over Paul Quinn in the HBCU Classic.
Wise scored in double figures for a career-best fourth
consecutive game and grabbed six rebounds.
Danielle Jones scored a season-high-tying 10 points
for the Gold Nuggets (9-2), who shot 55.1 percent from the floor to overcome a
season-worst 38 turnovers.
Marchelle Jones scored a season-high nine points, and
Shayla Boyd and
SiMon Franklin each scored nine.
Hannah DeBose led Paul Quinn (2-12) with 14 points,
eight rebounds and 11 steals. Crystal DeBose scored 12 points.
Xavier led 35-13 at halftime, and the final score nearly
was identical to their Dec. 6 meeting at The Barn, which the Nuggets won 74-57.
Xavier leads the series 14-0.
Xavier, winning for the sixth time in seven games, gained 36
turnovers and outrebounded the Lady Tigers 35-22.
Brittany Powell led the Nuggets
with eight rebounds.
It was Paul Quinn's fifth consecutive loss.
Xavier will play Jarvis Christian at noon Wednesday —
the second and final day of the event — and Paul Quinn will play Dillard at 2 p.m.
Jarvis Christian defeated Dillard 60-56 on Tuesday.