Many fouls, many misses

[Plebe]

In the showdown of undefeateds in the SWAC earlier this week, Jackson State beat Texas Southern, 81-79 in overtime.

What made this game especially remarkable was the amount of fouls and the number of misses from the free throw line. From TSU's write-up:

Four TSU players fouled out of the ball game as they were whistled for 35 fouls which resulted in Jackson State's 53 free throw attempts. However, JSU only made 22 of their attempts for just 41.5 percent. Jackson State shot 11-for-20 from the line in the second quarter, 4-for-16 from the line in the third and 1-for-6 in the fourth. Texas Southern attempted 22 free throws and made only eight as they were 2-for-9 in the second quarter, 6-for-9 in the third and 0-for-4 in the final quarter. (Tigers Fall In Overtime At Jackson State)​

That's right: Jackson State was 22 of 53 (41.5%) from the free throw line. Texas Southern shot "only" 22 free throws and made an even lower percentage (36.4%). Both teams had a higher FG% than FT%.

Here's the box score: Boxscore for Women's Basketball vs Jackson State on 1/18/2020 - Texas Southern Tigers

Fans may recognize the name of Rutgers transfer Ciani Cryor, now TSU's leading scorer at 17.1 ppg.
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke is now in her second stint at TSU, where she was also HC in the 2012-13 season before taking over at USC for four years.

 

[SECbbfan24]

I am simply amazed by how poor the free throw shooting is this year across the board from the games I have watched.