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Truman State University Athletics

Belanger
97
Winner Truman St. TSU 2-2,0-0 GLVC
90
Upper Iowa UIU 4-1,0-0 NSIC
Winner
Truman St. TSU
2-2,0-0 GLVC
97
Final
90
Upper Iowa UIU
4-1,0-0 NSIC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Truman St. TSU 20 19 22 20 16 97
Upper Iowa UIU 17 17 25 22 9 90

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Belanger's Historic Day Leads To Truman Overtime Win

FAYETTE, Iowa - Hannah Belanger's incredible performance helped push Truman ahead of Upper Iowa 97-90 in overtime.

Belanger scored 36 points, tied for fifth most in a game in Truman history.

Truman shot 16-38 in the first half, compared to Upper Iowa's 14-34. The Bulldogs went into the half up 39-34.

Down 79-78 in the fourth quarter, Upper Iowa's Lydia Haack made an and-1 layup with four seconds left to take a two-point lead after making her free throw. The Bulldogs called a timeout, and Ellie Weltha made a layup with two seconds left to tie the game 81-81 and take it into overtime.

Truman pulled away in overtime, leaving Iowa with a seven-point win over the Peacocks.

Belanger shot 12-23 from the field, while making 12-13 free throws. She also added six assists and four rebounds in her historic game.

Hannah Pinkston had a huge game too, scoring 21 points on 9-14 shooting.

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