WKU (22-8 overall, 13-4 C-USA) asserted itself early against the Roadrunners (9-20, 7-10), using a 7-0 run to open the game and never trailed in what turned into the largest victory margin in the postseason for WKU under Michelle Clark-Heard.
WKU used a balanced effort with 23 points and 12 rebounds from Ivy Brown and 19 from Raneem Elgedawy. C-USA Player of the Year Tashia Brown joined WKU’s 2,000-point club while scoring 12 points and Dee Givens chipped in 10 points.
Sophomore Whitney Creech dished out a career-high 11 assists, becoming the first player since Kendall Noble (Feb.