Pulaski Academy held Harrison scoreless over the final 2:37 to earn a spot in the Class 4A girls state tournament semifinals.

Taylor Fernandez gave the Lady Bruins the lead for good in the final minute, and Riley Smith came up with a pair of key defensive plays to help Pulaski Academy to the 49-44 victory over the Lady Goblins on Friday evening in Cardinal Arena.

The Lady Bruins (28-3), the No. 3 seed from the East Region, advance to take on Star City (31-0) on Saturday night at 6 in the semifinals.

Fernandez, a 5-5 sophomore, drained a three-pointer with 47 seconds left to give Pulaski Academy a 45-44 lead. Smith then came up with a huge steal, and Isis Woods blazed a path down the floor to make a layup to push the Lady Bruins' lead to 47-44 with 25.6 seconds remaining.