RUSTON, La. (Interstat) — Louisiana Tech cruised to a 72-44 victory over Kennesaw State in a women’s NCAA basketball game Thursday night at the Thomas Assembly Center.

The Lady Techsters built a commanding 39-16 lead by halftime and never relented, improving to 14-5 this season. The Owls fell to 9-9.

Paris Bradley led Louisiana Tech with 15 points. Jianna Morris added 14 points and Kaleigh Thompson scored nine. TaTianna Stovall scored 15 points for Kennesaw State, and Keyarah Berry added 10.

A crowd of 1,496 watched the Lady Techsters control the game from the outset, outscoring the Owls in every quarter except the fourth.