FRISCO, Texas – While it took nearly 24 hours to complete, West Texas A&M is moving on in the Lone Star Conference Women's Basketball Championship after beating Midwestern State, 70-49 Friday afternoon at Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco.

Due to unsafe playing conditions on Thursday, the WT-MSU game was interrupted at halftime with the Lady Buffs leading by six. When play finally resumed Friday in Frisco, WT (24-4) quickly established control, pushing the lead out to 15 by the end of the third.

In the fourth, MSU could only trim the lead to 12, but still fell victim to WT's size, which helped the Lady Buffs win the rebounding edge 54-37.

The season ends for the No. 7 seeded Mustangs at 13-13. WT advances to Saturday's semifinal game at 12 p.m. to face Texas A&M-Commerce, the No. 3 seed that beat Cameron on Thursday.

Three players paced the Lady Buffs in double-figure scoring, led by Madison Parker and Lexy Hightower with 13 points each. Parker also added 14 rebounds, while four other WT players had at least five rebounds, including Megan Gamble, who posted 12 points and five steals.

For the Mustangs, Micheline Mercelita was the only player in double figures, scoring 11 points with 10 rebounds.

West Texas A&M Is seeking its 14th LSC Tournament Championship but first since 2015. Overall, the Lady Buffs have more tournament titles than all other current LSC members combined (13-12).

NOTEWORTHY
- West Texas A&M advances with a 51-16 record in the LSC Tournament overall
- Lady Buffs finish 3-0 against Midwestern State this season and are now 52-14 all-time against the Mustangs
- WT has reached the semifinals of the LSC Tournament the last six seasons
- Last time the Lady Buffs did not reach the semifinal round was 2011
- Midwestern State is now  13-8 in the LSC Tournament