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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Kendra Grant's rebound and free throw with 1:05 left— her only point of the game — broke a tie, and Ketara Chapel's jumper moments later lifted No. 22 Mississippi State over Louisiana Tech 81-77 on Thursday.
Chapel blocked Whitney Frazier's jumper with 51 seconds left and after Dominique Dillingham's steal — one of her five in the game — Martha Alwal fed Chapel for the jumper that made it 80-77 with 20 seconds left. Morgan William made 1 of 2 from the line with 1 second left for the final margin.
Louisiana Tech (3-4) led 40-33 at intermission and the second half was hotly contested throughout. The Lady Techsters were paced by Kelia Shelton's 31 points and Chrisstasia Walter added 10 points.
No. 22 Mississippi State (9-0) was led by Victoria Vivians' 20 points. Chapel finished with 13 points and Chinwe Okorie had 11 points and 14 boards.
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