CANYON, Texas -- Randi Harding's driving layup with 1.5 seconds remaining lifted West Texas A&M to a 69-67 win over Midwestern State Friday night at First United Bank Center.
The Mustangs (4-8, 2-4 in LSC) had three players score in double figures, led by senior Zarria Carter, who recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Freshman Kerbie Cash tacked on 14 points and four steals, while fellow frosh Carisa Cortez helped out with 11 points and six assists.
Midwestern State connected on a season-high 10 3-pointers on 24 attempts, including three from Carissa Cortez and two each from Calyssa Sevier, Alyssa Hutterer, and Cash.
Juniors Kyla Kane and Claire Graham led the Lady Buffs with 17 points each.
How It Happened
After falling behind 14-6, Midwestern State went on a 6-0 run with 3:07 left in the first quarter, culminating in a triple from Cortez, to narrow its deficit to 14-12. West Texas A&M answered back and added to its lead, leaving the Mustangs down 21-12 entering the second quarter.
Midwestern State then started off the second quarter by going on an 11-0 run, highlighted by a 3-pointer from Cash, to take a 23-21 lead. The Mustangs proceeded to tack on one point to that lead and enjoyed a 36-33 advantage heading into halftime. Midwestern State was strong from the arc in the period, knocking down four 3-pointers to account for 12 of its 24 points.
Following intermission, the Mustangs continued to expand their advantage, pushing it to 51-47 before going on a 6-0 run to expand its lead further to 57-47 with 31 seconds to go in the third. Before the conclusion of the third period, the Buffaloes had cut into that lead somewhat, but the Mustangs still entered the fourth quarter with a 57-49 edge. Midwestern State took advantage of seven West Texas A&M turnovers in the quarter, scoring 12 points off of the takeaways.
West Texas A&M outscored the Mustangs 20-10 in the fourth period for a 69-67 comeback victory, including Harding's game winning layup with 1.5 seconds to play that followed Hutterer's game-tying 3-pointer with 18 seconds to go.
Game Notes
» Zarria Carter notched her eighth double-double of the season for the Mustangs with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
» Midwestern State connected on a season-high 10 3-pointers on 24 attempts. It was the most 3-pointers since the Mustangs connected on 10-of-18 from the arc in a 68-56 win at Cameron on December 18, 2023.
» The Mustangs turned 22 WT turnovers into 30 points.
» Midwestern State freshman Kerbie Cash produced double figures in her seventh-straight game, finishing with 14 points. She has scored at least 10 points in nine of the last 10 games to raise her season average to 11.3 points per game.
» MSU freshman Carisa Cortez logged her third consecutive, double-figure game finishing with 11 points. She also matched a season-high with six assists.
» Carisa Cortez buried three 3-pointers against West Texas A&M and is 10-of-17 (58.8 percent) from the arc over her last five games.
» The Midwestern State defense forced 22 turnovers.
» West Texas A&M won its seventh consecutive game at First United Bank Center, improve to 10-3 on the season and 4-2 in Lone Star Conference play.
» The Lady Buffs has won the last 11 games against Midwestern State played at the First United Bank Center. The streak dates back to MSU's 58-55 win on February 6, 2013.
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