Trigg County fell in the opening game of the 12 Games of Christmas Tournament for the first time in the six-year history of the tourney.
Fulton County turned a 22-20 halftime lead into a 54-35 win by outscoring Trigg 15-4 in the third quarter and 17-11 in the fourth quarter.
The Lady Pilots (3-5) forced 36 turnovers and scored 27 points from those miscues. They also helped Fulton County put up 28 more shots from the field.
Laquisha Boyd led Trigg County (2-5) with 15 points and seven rebounds. Trinity Wortham added six points and 3 assists.
Sharika Smith led Fulton County with 17 points and seven steals.
Trigg County/Fulton County boxscore
University Heights 61 Murray 56 - UHA gradually pulled away from Murray to claim their first-ever first round win in the 12 Games of Christmas.
UHA hit 73-percent of their shots in the second half (11/15) and were 18-of-30 from the free throw line for the game. Murray was 14-of-26.
Sara Allen led UHA (4-2) with 23 points, while Jasmine Coleman added 14 points and 16 rebounds.
Murray (1-5) got 19 points from Stacey McClure.
University Heights/Murray boxscore
Heath 53 McLean County 28 - McLean County didn't score in the first quarter, and Heath ran out to a 32-11 halftime lead in posting the 25-point win.
Heath (6-1), who is still unbeaten in two appearances in the 12 Games of Christmas, wsa led by Daria Kingsley's 14 points and 10 rebounds.
McLean County (0-7) got 14 points and eight rebounds from Cinnamon Ashby.
Metcalfe County 63 Logan County 51 - Metcalfe County opened defense of their 12 Games of Christmas title with a 12-point win over fellow Fourth Region foe Logan County.
The Lady Hornets (6-2) scored 26 points off 30 Logan County turnovers and shot 49-percent from the field.
Tara Thompson led three Metcalfe County players in double figures with 15 points and eight rebounds.
Logan County (3-3) got 11 points from Brittany Roark.
Metcalfe County/Logan County boxscore
Tonight's games
4:30pm - Trigg County vs. Murray
6pm - Logan County vs. McLean County
7:30pm - Fulton County vs. University Heights
9pm - Metcalfe County vs. Heath
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