MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — No. 24 Middle Tennessee women's basketball had to grit it out, but came out victorious in a thrilling home finale to cap off the 2022-23 C-USA Regular Season Championship, defeating UTEP 72-68 in overtime on Saturday at the Murphy Center.
The Lady Raiders (25-4, 18-2 C-USA) led by as many as 15 in the third quarter against the Miners (19-10, 12-8 C-USA), thanks to an active postgame that sustained several mini-runs in the middle 20 minutes of the game. But UTEP came roaring back in the fourth quarter to take a five-point lead.