Final: MTSU 71 WKU 63

An 11-point fourth quarter from MTSU’s Jalynn Gregory propels Middle Tennessee past Western Kentucky. The Lady Raiders advance to their third straight Conference USA title game and will face No. 1 seed Liberty on Saturday, March 15 at 4:30 p.m. CDT.

MTSU stat leaders

Points: Ta’Mia Scott – 17

Rebounds: Anastasiia Boldyreva – 10

Assists: Jalynn Gregory – 3

WKU stat leaders

Points: Alexis Mead – 19

Rebounds: Josie Gilvin – 14

Assists: Mackenzie Chatfield – 4

0:15 4Q: Jalynn Gregory hits two free throws to bring the MTSU lead to 69-63. Timeout WKU.

0:17 4Q: Timeout WKU. Josie Gilvin gets a layup, and the Lady Toppers call timeout trailing 67-63.

0:24 4Q: Anastasiia Boldyreva hits two free throws. MTSU leads 67-61.

0:26 4Q: Timeout MTSU, leading 65-61.

0:26 4Q: Two Alexis Mead free throws make it 65-61 in favor of MTSU.

0:35 4Q: Jalynn Gregory hits her third three in the last three minutes to put MTSU up 65-59.

0:59 4Q: MTSU leads 62-59 with posession.

4:39 4Q: Media timeout. A Courtney Blakely two-pointer ties things up at 56-56. Freshman MTSU guard Savannah Davis has a career high in points with 13.

End 3Q: MTSU 49 WKU 51

Ta’Mia Scott hits a layup on the last possession of the quarter to cut into WKU’s lead. She leads all scorers with 15 points.

1:22 3Q: Timeout WKU. The Lady Toppers lead 48-45. Alexis Mead leads Western Kentucky with 12 points. The Lady Raiders are in the midst of a 2:20 scoring drought.

1:50 3Q: Media timeout. Western Kentucky leads Middle Tennessee 46-45. Ta’Mia Scott leads all scorers with 13 points.

6:01 3Q: Elina Arike picks up her fourth foul. WKU leads 42-38 after Destiny Salary hits one of two free throws.

Halftime: MTSU 34 WKU 37

A three with six seconds to go gives the Lady Toppers the advantage heading into the half. The Lady Raiders closed the second quarter by hitting 5-7 from the field. Both Elina Arike and Anastasiia Boldyreva picked up three first half fouls for MTSU.

MTSU stat leaders 

Points: Ta’Mia Scott – 12

Rebounds: Anastasiia Boldyreva – 3

Assists: Jalynn Gregory – 3

WKU stat leaders

Points: Destiny Salary – 9

Rebounds: Josie Gilvin – 7

Assists: Josie Gilvin – 3

1:33 2Q: Ta’Mia Scott picks up an and-one for the three-point play. WKU leads 32-30.

2:18 2Q: Anastasiia Boldyreva picks up her third foul after an extensive review. WKU leads 32-27.

2:55 2Q: Elina Arike picks up her third foul of the game. Jada Harrison checks in.

5:16 2Q: Media timeout. A 9-0 run over the last 2:40 gives the Lady Toppers their largest lead at 30-21. Alexis Mead of WKU leads all scorers in points with nine.

6:40 2Q: Alexis Mead of Western Kentucky converts a four-point play to bring the WKU lead to 28-21.

8:47 2Q: Courtney Blakely hits two free throws to tie the game at 21-21.

End 1Q: MTSU 19 WKU 18

The Lady Raiders end the first quarter on a 10-1 run to take the lead heading into the second. MTSU’s Ta’Mia Scott leads all scorers in points with seven.

3:25 1Q: Media timeout. Weatern Kentucky leads Middle Tennessee 10-7.

10:00 1Q: Middle Tennessee wins the tip, and the game is underway.