Middle Tennessee wrapped up its weekend at the Las Vegas Invitational with a balanced 79-54 win over Missouri State Saturday inside the Mirage.
After trailing momentarily inside the eight minute mark in the first quarter, the Lady Raiders (3-2) controlled the game the rest of the way through, leading by as many as 29 in the fourth quarter. Middle Tennessee led by double digits for the entire second half and led by at least 20 points in the final frame.
Savannah Wheeler scored a season-high 24 points and dished five assists. The two Courtney's rounded out the double figure scorers. Courtney Whitson finished with a double-double, scoring 13 points along with 10 rebounds and three assists. Courtney Blakely recorded a season-high 10 points, four rebounds and three steals off the bench.
Middle Tennessee held the advantage on the boards (39-37) and outscored Missouri State 30-20 in the paint.
By The Numbers
7: career double-doubles for Courtney Whitson.
88%: Middle Tennessee shot a season-best 23-of-26 at the free throw line.
10: Savannah Wheeler made 10 free throws for the second time this season.
Game Notes
- MTSU improves to 99-32 after a loss in the Insell era and 2-0 this season.
- The Lady Raiders are now 3-0 this season against the Missouri Valley Conference.
- Ta'Mia Scott set a career high in points (7) while Courtney Blakely tied a career high in steals (3) in her sixth career double figure scoring game.
- Jalynn Gregory has recorded two-or-more steals in all four games this season.
"I thought we played better defense," he said. "I thought we got on the boards. We played a lot of people. I thought our other people came in and played tough. I thought Jada Grannum came in and gave us some great minutes. Missouri State's got a good basketball team. They've got a lot of tradition. They don't like losing like we don't like losing and we pretty much took them out of their total game. That gives us three Missouri Valley teams we played and beat. I'm real proud of our team right now."
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