The Lawrence Technological University Blue Devils women's basketball team took on the Shawnee State Bears in the Siena Heights Thanksgiving Classic.

The Blue Devils came away with the 73-69 victory.

Maggie Long led all scorers with a career-high 24 points on 6-of-10 shooting from three. Kylee Batey added 14 points and 10 rebounds in the victory.

How it Happened:

1st Quarter:

• Kam Elzy started the scoring with a three for the Bears
• A Dominique Evans layup gave the Blue Devils their first lead at 6-5
• Long's knocks down three triples, the latest giving the Blue Devils a 19-11 advantage
• Jade Faris ended the scoring for the period with a layup
• Lawrence Tech led after one, 24-17

2nd Quarter:

• Elzy makes two freebies to open up the second quarter scoring
• Addie Nagel's layup forced a SSU timeout
• Aniyah Quow's three cut the deficit to 28-25, forcing an LTU timeout
• Julia Huey's three starts a 11-5 run spanning four minutes
• An Elzy jumper and Quow free throw gave the Bears a small 3-0 spurt to end the half
• Lawrence Tech 39, Shawnee State 33

3rd Quarter:

• Marnae Holland hit a layup to start the second half scoring
• Batey and Holland trade layups, leading to an LTU timeout
• Long's back-to-back threes extended the lead to eight 
• Jazmine Davis and Quow layup cut the cushion to four, leading to an LTU timeout.
• Following a timeout, the Blue Devils went on a 6-0 run over the next two-and-a-half minutes
• Gracie Mitchell's jumper ended the scoring for the quarter
• Blue Devils 55, Bears 46

4th Quarter:

• Kevanika Brown's layup opened the fourth quarter scoring
• Three more Bears layups, by way of Elzy, Holland and Anyia Pride gives
• Evelyn Oktavec's three tied the game at 57
• Davis' free throws gave the Bears the 65-63 lead
• Huey and Long hit back-to-back triples to give the Blue Devils a 69-65 advantage
• Four straight Elzy free throws brought the game within one, 70-69, in the final minute
• Batey and Nagel close out the game making three free throws to reign LTU victorious

By The Numbers:

• Shawnee State stayed in the game by forcing turnovers, scoring 35 points off 27 Lawrence Tech turnovers
• Lawrence Tech held Shawnee State to 4-of-26 (15.4 percent) from downtown, while shooting 9-of-17 (52.9 percent) themselves

The Blue Devils (5-6) continue at the Siena Heights Thanksgiving Classic tomorrow, Sunday, November 28 where they face off against the Governors State Jaguars at 2 pm.