Belmont outscored Minnesota in the fourth quarter but lost in the WBIT championship game 75-63 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Freshman Tori McKinney scored a season-high 26 points, Mallory Heyer had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Minnesota beat Belmont 75-63 to secure the WBIT championship at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

The Minnesota Gophers ended the season by running through the WBIT and winning the championship with a 75-63 victory over Belmont Tuesday evening at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indiana.

Yes, we know where Belmont University is. However for those that do not, here is where the WBIT finalist is located.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team will play for a postseason championship for the second straight season when they face the Belmont Bruins for the WBIT title on Wednesday evening. For the second year in a row it will be a Big Ten vs Missouri Valley title tilt,

The Gophers lost to St. Louis in last year’s WNIT final. No, the WBIT wasn’t the goal this season, but Minnesota is flourishing anyway.

Belmont is on the verge of its first ever national postseason championship. The Bruins will play Minnesota for the WBIT title Wednesday at 5 p.m. CT in Indianapolis.

Grace Grocholski led four Minnesota players scoring in double figures, and Mallory Heyer finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds as the Gophers beat Florida, 66-52, to advance to the WBIT final. Freshman Tori McKinney added 14 points and hit a 3-pointer to give the Gophers a 66-50 lead with 33 seconds left.

The University of Minnesota women’s basketball team is finishing Year 2 under Dawn Plitzuweit with a championship.