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Marshall basketball tops Louisiana Tech for spot in C-USA title game

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Marshall is on its way to the Conference USA men’s basketball championship game.

The Thundering Herd set a C-USA tournament record with 19 made 3-pointers Thursday in a 93-77 upset of second-seeded Louisiana Tech.

The Herd’s Jon Elmore led all scorers with 21 points on seven 3-pointers. Ryan Taylor finished with 19 points.

Marshall will face No. 1 seed Middle Tennessee on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in Birmingham, Ala. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

Check back for more on Marshall’s Conference USA semifinal win as this story is updated.