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WBB Khiara Flugence WTAM 2324
90
Winner Tex. Permian Basin UTPB 13-3,8-2 Lone Star
62
Midwestern St. MSUT 4-13,4-7 Lone Star
Winner
Tex. Permian Basin UTPB
13-3,8-2 Lone Star
90
Final
62
Midwestern St. MSUT
4-13,4-7 Lone Star
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Tex. Permian Basin UTPB 23 21 21 25 90
Midwestern St. MSUT 18 5 18 21 62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Falcons Rein In Mustangs

WICHITA FALLS, Texas – It was a team in perfect harmony as The University of Texas Permian Basin women's basketball team (8-2 Lone Star Conference, 13-3) beat Midwestern State (4-7 LSC, 4-13) 90-62, Saturday afternoon at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
 
At 13-3, UTPB has the best start in program history.  The previous mark was 12-4 in 2010-11.

For the first two minutes, UTPB and Midwestern State played a slow cautious game.  Down 5-4 with 7:53 left, junior Avalon Munoz hit a pair of free throws.

That sparked a 10-3 run to put the Falcons up 15-7 at the 6:21 mark.  The Mustangs chipped away to close to 20-18 with 1:47 to go.  UT Permian Basin scored twice in the final 90 seconds to lead 23-18 heading into the second period.

In the second, MSU hit two free throws to make it 23-20 at the 9:44 mark.  Sophomore Makala Bingley hit a rainbow shot to start a run of 12 straight points and UTPB was off to the races.

UTPB sizzled behind the arc hitting 47.4%.  They finished with 18 triples breaking the school record of 17 set on Jan. 26, 2017 against Western New Mexico and Arlington Baptist on Jan. 29, 2017.   Defensively, they outrebounded the Mustangs by 21 and held them to 30.9% from the floor and 22.2% on 3-pointers.

For UT Permian Basin, senior Morgan Helgesen had 22 points and shot 8-of-14 from the floor and 6-of-10 on triples and senior Andreea Mancha scored 17 points with eight assists.  Sophomore Khiara Flugence had a strong game with nine points and 13 rebounds.

For Midwestern State, Kertisa Amos scored 19 points.

UT Permian Basin returns home, Thursday, Jan. 25 hosting St. Edward's.  The game is scheduled to start at 5:15 p.m.

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