The Lady Toppers had a 17-point lead trimmed to one score, but hit their free throws and forced turnovers in the last minute to defeat Ball State 68-61 to wrap up the nonconference schedule Wednesday night in Diddle Arena.
Junior Tashia Brown led with 15 of her game-high 22 points in the second half as WKU (8-4) extinguished a hot-shooting Cardinals team down the stretch.
Noble finished with 11 points and led with seven rebounds and nine assists. She played the entire fourth quarter with four fouls, but stayed aggressive with two steals. Noble and Ivy Brown each hit a pair of free throws to stretch the lead to seven points in the last 30 seconds.