Overview
- Southern pulled away from a 51-51 tie with 6:59 left after Jaylia Reed hit a go-ahead 3-pointer to start the decisive surge.
- The Jaguars forced 19 turnovers and converted them into 20 points despite shooting 39.7% from the field.
- Reed led Southern with 16 points, DeMya Carter added 15, and Jocelyn Tate scored 10 off the bench.
- Samford went scoreless for 4:42 during the closing stretch, with Briana Rivera pacing the Bulldogs with 16 points.
- Southern improved to 20-13 and advances as a No. 16 seed to face South Carolina on Saturday in the Sacramento 4 Region in Columbia, while Samford finished 16-19.