BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jon Elmore scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers, Ryan Taylor had his 40th career double-double and No. 6 seed Marshall hit a Conference USA Tournament-record 19 3s on Friday to beat Louisiana Tech 93-77.
Taylor finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Stevie Browning and Austin Loop each scored 18 points for Marshall (20-14), which will play No. 1 seed Middle Tennessee in the championship game Saturday. Browning added six rebounds and seven assists.
Omar Sherman made a jumper and then a layup give No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech a 6-3 lead, but Elmore answered with a 3 to spark an 11-2 run and the Thundering Herd never again trailed.
Marshall made 14 of its school-record 19 3s in the first half and led 49-41 at the break. A jumper by Erik McCree pulled the Bulldogs to 75-69 with 5:28 to go, but Taylor scored six points while C.J. Burks hit a 3 and converted a 3-point play during a 12-4 run over the next three-plus minutes that essentially sealed it.
DaQuan Bracey and McCree scored 16 apiece for Louisiana Tech (23-10).

MARSHALL 93, LOUISIANA TECH 77
MARSHALL (20-14)
R.Taylor 7-11 5-7 19, Thompson 1-2 0-0 3, Browning 6-16 4-5 18, J.Elmore 7-14 0-0 21, Loop 6-8 0-0 18, Thieneman 0-0 0-0 0, Penava 1-3 0-0 3, Burks 4-5 1-1 11, Nikolic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-59 10-13 93.
LOUISIANA TECH (23-10)
McCree 6-17 4-4 16, Sherman 5-6 0-1 10, Boykins 3-12 0-0 7, Jean 3-7 3-3 10, Bracey 5-12 4-6 16, Washington 1-1 2-2 5, White 2-3 0-2 4, Harris 4-11 1-1 9. Totals 29-69 14-19 77.
Halftime—Marshall 49-41. 3-Point Goals—Marshall 19-35 (J.Elmore 7-12, Loop 6-8, Burks 2-3, Browning 2-7, Thompson 1-2, Penava 1-3), Louisiana Tech 5-23 (Bracey 2-5, Washington 1-1, Jean 1-1, Boykins 1-7, Harris 0-3, McCree 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Marshall 28 (R.Taylor 11), Louisiana Tech 40 (McCree 8). Assists—Marshall 22 (Browning 7), Louisiana Tech 13 (Boykins, Bracey 4). Total Fouls—Marshall 17, Louisiana Tech 16. A—3,299 (17,654).