LAKELAND, Fla. – Down 60-57 with 1.7 seconds left, West Texas A&M senior Maddison Wild buried a triple from the top of the key with .5 seconds left tying the game at 60 forcing overtime as the No. 25-ranked Lady Buffs outscored No. 16 Florida Southern 13-3 in the overtime period for a 73-63 win Friday afternoon.

Heading down the final stretch, WT played mostly from behind, but did take its first lead since midway through the second quarter on a pair of free throws from Wild with 1:19 left in the fourth giving WT a 57-56 lead.  A turnover by the Lady Buffs gave FSC a shot at the lead and Anja Fuchs-Robetin capitalized on a foul with two charity tosses with nine seconds left for a 58-57 Moccasin lead.  Another turnover by WT and foul gave Fuchs-Robetin two more tosses with just over a second left. 

Following a timeout by the Lady Buffs, senior Sasha Watson inbounded the ball to Wild who turned and hit the game-tying triple over her defender tying the game at 60 and forcing overtime.  Lady Buff fans will remember last year when Watson inbounded the ball to former Lady Buff Zantaya Davis who hit a jumper to win at Texas A&M-Commerce in a very similar situation. 

In the overtime period, WT came out with a renewed vigor as Wild hit a jumper for a 62-60 lead with 4:42 left starting a 13-0 run to put the game away.  Guila Simoni hit at triple late to make the final margin 73-63 for FSC's only points of the overtime period.

WT (8-3) shot 45.3 percent for the game on 24 of 53.  The Lady Buffs were 6 of 18 from beyond the arc and 19 of 22 from the line, while pulling down 44 rebounds.  WT had 16 assists, 22 turnovers, five blocks and five steals.  Wild recorded her second double-double of the season with 21 points and a season-high 12 rebounds, while Watson also had a double-double with 17 points and career-high ten rebounds as she was 6 of 11 from the field and 5 of 8 from the line.  Senior Alie Decker had a season-high 21 points on 5 of 11 from the field, 3 of 8 from beyond the arc and a career-best 8 of 8 from the line.

Florida Southern (6-3) went 23 of 68 from the field for a 33.8 percent clip, while going just 2 of 9 from beyond the arc and 15 of 22 from the line.  FSC pulled down 35 rebounds, including 17 on the offensive end, while recording 14 assists, 13 turnovers and ten steals.  Four players were in double figures led by 20 points off the bench from Jensen Blassage as she was 7 of 16 from the field and 6 of 6 from the line.  Fuchs-Robetin had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. 

WT held a 26-22 lead in points in the paint, but FSC capitalized on the 22 miscues with a 21-12 lead in points off turnovers and held a 20-6 lead in points in the paint. 

The Lady Buffs jumped out to a 14-6 lead on a jumper from Wild with 4:02 left in the first and built a 12-point advantage later in the period on a pair of free throws from Decker.  WT made 7 of its first 14 shots, while FSC opened the game just 5 of 18 (.278). 

Florida Southern took its first lead of the game with two tosses from Blassage with 1:55 left in the half for a 27-25 lead and outscored WT 21-7 in the second quarter.  WT was just 2 of 12 from the field in the second quarter as the seven points were a season-low for the second stanza.  FSC shot 7 of 15 from the field in the quarter as the Moccasins held a 31-25 lead at intermission. 

The Lady Buffs kept it close in the third as Gianna Vastola hit an early jumper for a 33-27 lead, but the six-point advantage would be as much as FSC would have in the half.  WT cut the deficit to one at 35-34 with a triple from Decker and later junior Madison Parker buried her first triple of the season pulling WT within 44-42 with 1:53 left in the third.  Blassage had the answer with a jumper in the final minute for a 46-42 lead through three frames. 

In a very tightly contested fourth quarter with seven ties, Wild hit the two free throws with 1:19 left to give WT its first lead of the second half. 

WT handed Florida Southern its first home loss of the season as the Lady Buffs will face Eckerd College (Fla.) Saturday at 3 p.m. CT from Jenkins Field House.  Fans can access live video and live stat links at www.gobuffsgo.com on the women's basketball schedule page.