Lady Buffs show mettle in win over UCO

West Texas A&M passed another test Thursday night.
The Lady Buffs played their second ranked team in as many games and showed they are ready for prime time. Against UCO, in an 86-79 win, the Lady Buffs learned the prime show is 40 minutes, not 30. A 22-point lead was whittled to five with under a minute to go but WT prevailed.
Until WT slacked off, the team played well. The Lady Buffs slowed the Gallopin' Bronchos, who had scored 100 points three times in five games. UCO had 44 points at halftime and had not hit the 60s with 10 minutes to play. That's because WT made the shots harder to fall and guard Courtney Lee kept UCO ballhandlers from moving unabated up the court.
WT has toughed up the last two games. Against physical opponents who like to take it to the hoop, the Lady Buffs have held their ground. And except for three players each missing two successive foul shots, WT has been great at the free throw line.
Those are the kinds of things that help WT win on the road and when the playoffs roll around.