Middle Tennessee 65, at Western Kentucky 70

HADLEY, Ky. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dominant third-quarter surge and a tense, foul-plagued finish, the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders to secure a 70-65 victory in a Conference USA women’s basketball game Saturday at E.A. Diddle Arena. The most critical phase of the contest unfolded in the third quarter, where Western Kentucky transformed a narrow four-point halftime lead into a commanding 15-point advantage. The Lady Toppers outscored the Blue Raiders 25-19 in the period, but the decisive run was a 12-2 spurt that broke a… Read more...