DAYTONA BEACH - Kailyn Peters finished with a season-high 20 points, but it wasn't enough as B-CU fell to Grambling State 67-60 at Moore Gymnasium.
 

1^st Quarter
Grambling State (5-12, 2-2) used strong shooting to build an early lead over Bethune-Cookman (3-13, 1-2). Despite shooting 0-for-5 from three-point range, the Tigers finished the quarter shooting 58.8% to just 35.7% for B-CU.

Rebounding was also a significant advantage for the Tigers, 11-5. They grabbed four offensive rebounds leading to eight second chance points.

2^nd Quarter
The second was tightly contested as each team shot around 46% from the field. Both teams began to find their stroke from three as they combined for five three-pointers made in the quarter.

Grambling once again saw success on the offensive glass, collecting four more offensive boards. They led B-CU 35-26 going into halftime.

3^rd Quarter
The Wildcats cut into the lead thanks to continued hot shooting from beyond the arc. B-CU made four of their seven three-point attempts to outscore the Tigers 19-16.

B-CU also held the rebounding advantage in the third, grabbing four offensive rebounds of their own. The lead for Grambling was just six going into the fourth.

4^th Quarter
The story of the fourth was the Wildcats' defense as they held Grambling without a made field goal until 3:06 remaining. The lead was shaved down to one following a Jenessa Kelly three-pointer with 7:20 remaining.

Grambling was able to cling to a small lead throughout thanks to excellent free-throw shooting (12-for-14) and some key late-game shotmaking. Shaniah Nunn made a clutch jumper with 1:38 to extend the lead back to four.

The Tigers closed out the game on a 7-2 run, winning 67-70
 

• Kailyn Peters led the way with 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
• Tyler Butler finished with seven points and 10 rebounds.
• Grambling was led in scoring by Shaniah Nunn who had 20 points.
• B-CU shot 50% from three-point range (7-of-14)
• GSU won the rebounding advantage 38-29

The Wildcats head on their first SWAC roadtrip, traveling to face Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Thursday. Tipoff is currently TBD.

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