ATLANTA, GA. -- Niveya Henley scored 22 points and delivered a go-ahead 3-pointer with 42 seconds remaining in overtime to give Furman an 85-82 lead en route to an 88-84 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Thursday afternoon women's basketball action at Georgia State's Thanksgiving Tournament at GSU's Convocation Center.

Henley's winning points were made possible by teammate Sydney Ryan's game tying, buzzer beating 3-pointer that knotted the game at 77-77 at the end of regulation.  

After UFW took a 77-74 lead on a pair of Lauren Ross free throws with five seconds remaining on the clock, and following a Furman timeout, Paladin freshman point guard Chantelle Stuart received a pass at the top of circle and used a skip pass into the corner to Ryan, who buried the trey under defensive pressure as time expired.

In overtime, Bella LaChance converted a three-point play to put Furman up, 82-80, with 3:24 to go.  The Paladins (6-3) maintained the two-point edge until Ross drained two free throws to tie it at 82-82 with a minute remaining.  On the ensuing possession Henley stroked the go-ahead trey off a LaChance assist to make it 85-82.  Ross then misfired on a couple of 3-point attempts for UFW, and Ryan put the game in the win column with a pair of free throws for an 87-82 lead with 11 left.

Henley's 22-point scoring effort featured 9-of-16 shooting from the field and a 4-of-8 worksheet from 3-point range.  The junior guard/forward also chipped in six rebounds and four assists.

Ryan followed with 18 points, which she combined with 10 rebounds for her third double-double in successive days.  The junior forward drained 4-of-8 3-pointers, part of Furman's solid 14-of-33 shooting effort (42.4%) from beyond the arc.

Tate Walters also scored 18 points, and Kate Johnson rounded out Furman's double figure scoring effort with 15 points and a career high 20 rebounds in 29 minutes of action.

The Paladins' strong 3-point shooting and 50-30 rebounding advantage helped negate 25 turnovers that UFW cashed in for 29 points, as well as a 14-point edge at the free throw line.

The Mastodons (3-5) were paced by Ross' game high 27-point scoring performance.

Furman maintained a lead for much of regulation and was up 55-44 midway through the third quarter before UFW closed the period with a 15-6 run to get within 61-59 on a Sydney Freeman layup in the closing minute.

Two Ross free throws gave the Mastodons their first advantage of the game, 67-66, at the 5:43 mark of the fourth quarter, after which the lead changed hands five times before Ryan's 3-pointer at the end of regulation forced overtime.