Lomega entered the semifinals of the Bertha Frank Teague Mid-America Classic hoping to pull off an upset.

Instead, the Lady Raiders found a buzzsaw.

It came in the form of Tuttle as the reigning Class 4A state champion dealt Lomega an 82-41 defeat in Ada.

That sent Lomega to Thursday’s third-place game against 4A No. 4 Weatherford (the game took place after press time of this edition, which was printed early due to the holiday).

Lomega had its share of early success scoring on Tuttle, 4A’s top-ranked team that features 6-foot-3 Landry Allen and 6-foot-2 Hadley Periman. That duo helps patrol the

That duo helps patrol the lane as a last line of defense. Tuttle hadn’t given up more than 31 points to any team from Oklahoma this season.

But the Lady Raiders had 27 by halftime.

Problem was, they struggled to stop the Lady Tigers who had built a 17-point lead.

Tuttle put it away with a 28-7 run in the third quarter as the Lady Tigers made all 12 of their field goal attempts.

The Lady Tigers shot 59 percent overall, including 7 of 14 from 3-point range.

Madi Surber, who has signed to run track at Oklahoma State, led the team with 24 points while Allie Rehls scored 14.

Periman, a Tulsa signee, added 14 points while Allen, who has signed with the University of Oklahoma, added 12 points and six rebounds.

Darcy Roberts was Lomega’s lone player to reach double figures.

The junior hit 5 of 6 3-pointers and scored 15 points.

Hensley Eaton and Sydni Walker scored seven apiece.

Lomega got to the semifinals by handing Class 2A’s second-ranked Amber-Pocasset its first loss of the season, 57-52, on Tuesday.

Abby Swart sank two late free throws to ice the win.

Lomega led by five at halftime and maintained it throughout the third.

The Lady Raiders hit a quick burst early in the fourth quarter to push its lead to 10 points.

Am-Po was able to cut it to a single possession within minutes, but never could overtake the Lady Raiders.

Roberts, who also hit crucial free throws late, had game highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Swart scored 18 while Walker scored 12. Both of those players added six rebounds as well.

Devynn Harris paced Am-Po with 14 points.