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Cowgirls Fall To No. 13 Southwest Missouri State, 78-44
November 29, 2000 | Cowgirl Basketball
Nov. 29, 2000
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Southwest Missouri State's Jackie Stiles scored a game-high 28 points as the Bears defeated the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, 78-44, here Wednesday night before 7,588 fans in the Hammons Student Center.
Cowgirl junior Machell Roberts scored a team-high 12 points for OSU, while freshman Trisha Skibbe scored 10 points and pulled down six rebounds to lead Oklahoma State. Kara Faulk added nine points and eight boards for OSU, while Chantoya Hawkins chipped in eight points.
SMS scored early and frequently as the Bears took an early 12-2 lead. However, the Cowgirls cut the lead to four at 14-10 before Southwest Missouri State took off and held a 37-20 lead at intermission.
All 11 SMS Bears scored while OSU had just six players score a point.
The Cowgirls shot a dismal 14-of-58 (24.1 percent) from the floor, and just 20 percent (3-of-15) from behind the arc. OSU got outrebounded, 44-37, and committed 28 turnovers.
Oklahoma State (4-1) will host Arkansas on Friday, Dec. 1, at the Myriad in Oklahoma City. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Southwest Missouri State 78, Oklahoma State 44 OSU 20 24 -- 44 SMS 37 41 -- 78OSU (44) - Roberts 12, Skibbe 10, Faulk 9, Hawkins 8, Hutchens 2, Johnson 2, Osborn 1. SMS (78) - Stiles 28, Deer 13, Busbey 9, Mitchem 6, Cavey 6, McMorris 4, Vicente 3, Rante 3, Kiss 2, Hohenberger 2, Campbell 2.
