INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Freshman Tori McKinney scored a season-high 26 points, Mallory Heyer had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Minnesota beat Belmont 75-63 on Wednesday night to secure the WBIT championship at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Minnesota (25-11) appeared in a national postseason tournament championship game for the second straight season after losing to Saint Louis in the WNIT finale last year.
Belmont (26-13) was playing for a national postseason championship for the first time in the program’s 57-year history.
Minnesota started the game on an 11-2 run after holding Belmont to 1-of-9 shooting through the opening eight minutes.