Box Score JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi Valley State nearly completely wiped away a 17-point second half deficit Saturday at Jackson State, but the Lady Tigers withstood MVSU's run to capture a 70-68 win at the Lee. E. Williams AAC.

Valley's Jasmyne Sanders led MVSU with 16 points and seven rebounds while Joncyee Sanders added a double-double (14 points, 10 assists). Christina Reed chipped in a career-high 13 points and one was rebound shy of tying her career mark with eight boards. 

MVSU cut JSU's 17-point to single digits when Jasmyne Saners hit a 3-pointer with less than 12 minutes to play. Sanders later tied the game at 61 with 4 minutes left on a jumper. 

But the Lady Tigers held on for the victory after the Devilettes were unable to get a shot off in the final seconds of the game. 

Valley shot 42.9 percent and made 14-of-22 free throws. 

Reed and Olivia Kennedy (nine points) combined for 22 of MVSU's 28 bench points. 

MVSU now has just two games left in the regular season, with its next matchup set for Monday night at 5:30 p.m. at Grambling State. Afterwards, the Devilettes will close out the regular season Saturday, March 8 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. 

The 2014 SWAC Basketball Tournament is set for March 11-15 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.