NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Thursday, February 26, 2026
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 37
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Liberty Flames 65
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Liberty Arena (VA) · 1,035 att. · ESPN+

Team Stats

16-61
FG
24-55
26
Field Goal %
44
2-21
3PT
10-24
10
Three Point %
42
3-4
FT
7-10
75
Free Throw %
70
34
Rebounds
40
17
Offensive Rebounds
13
17
Defensive Rebounds
27
3
Assists
14
6
Steals
5
3
Blocks
7
12
Turnovers
12
1
Team Turnovers
1
12
Total Turnovers
12
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
4
Points Off Turnovers
17
2
Fast Break Points
4
26
Points in Paint
26
13
Fouls
10
4
Largest Lead
28
1
Lead Change
1
8
Percent Led
92

Top Performers

MTSU

  • Alayna Contreras MIN 33 · PTS 18 · FG 8-18
  • Blair Baugus MIN 24 · PTS 4 · FG 2-6
  • Macie Phifer MIN 38 · PTS 6 · FG 3-16
  • Yu Han Lin MIN 19 · PTS 3 · FG 0-3

LIB

  • Emmy Stout MIN 25 · PTS 14 · FG 5-11
  • Ify Nwaobi MIN 30 · PTS 9 · FG 3-6
  • JaKayla Thompson MIN 23 · PTS 10 · FG 5-10
  • Claudia Acin MIN 25 · PTS 8 · FG 3-5

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:20 · 4th Quarter Lydie Mwamba Defensive Rebound.
  4. 0:24 · 4th Quarter Lydie Mwamba Block.
  5. 0:24 · 4th Quarter Kirston Verhulst misses driving layup
  6. 0:40 · 4th Quarter Lynn Peters makes layup (Emma Leon assists)
  7. 0:52 · 4th Quarter Emma Leon Defensive Rebound.
  8. 0:57 · 4th Quarter Macie Phifer misses 24-foot three point jumper

Highlights

01:19 Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders vs. Liberty Flames: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:19 JaKayla Thompson drops in the smooth basket Watch on ESPN 00:20 Avery Mills dials from long distance Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

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ESPN Charlie Creme Predictions for every women's basketball conference champ and player of the year From the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues. ESPN Shane Laflin How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schools Breaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28. News Shane Laflin South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle. News UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.