ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands – The Gonzaga women's basketball team opened the Paradise Jam with a close loss to Missouri State, 65-64.

Three Bulldogs scored in double figures paced by Yvonne Ejim's 21 points. Allie Turner was the next scorer with 13, followed by Inês Bettencourt with 12. Maud Huijbens grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds as well.

At the half, GU trailed 29-27, after Missouri State made a last second layup to take the lead. Turner led the Zags with eight points. Gonzaga shot 45.5% from the floor and held Missouri State to 33%.

The rebounds were also close at the half as the Lady Bears grabbed one more than Gonzaga, 18-17. Huijbens grabbed a team-high eight boards.

Coming out of the half, Christabel Osarobo drained a three-pointer to bring the Zags within one point before the Lady Bears went on a run to make it 41-32 with under five minutes left in the third. MSU went on to outscore GU in the third, 23-13, paced by Paige Rocca's 10 points.

Going into the final quarter, Gonzaga trailed 52-40, but outscored the Lady Bears, 24-13, to make it a one-point game at the end. Ejim fueled GU with 11 points and five rebounds in the final 10 minutes.

The Zags went on an 11-0 run and tied the game with 13 seconds left with an incredibly clutch three-pointer from Allie Turner. Missouri State was able to draw a foul with four seconds left and made one of those to come out with the win. Ines Bettencourt attempted a last-second shot, but it came up just short.

Overall, GU shot 48.1% from the floor and held MSU to 39%. Missouri State had the slight edge in rebounds, 34-33, and Gonzaga forced 10 turnovers from the Lady Bears.

Records: With 21 points today, Yvonne Ejim has scored double digits in 49-straight games. She has scored 1,797 points at Gonzaga.

Up Next: GU plays Texas Tech tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Live stats can be found at GoZags.com and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.