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Cowgirls Fall To Baylor In Conference Opener, 81-69
January 03, 2001 | Cowgirl Basketball
Jan. 3, 2001
WACO, Texas - Baylor's Sheila Lambert scored a game-high 32 points as the Bears defeated the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, 81-69, here Wednesday night in the Big 12 Conference women's basketball opener for both schools. OSU's Kara Faulk had a team-high 16 points in the losing cause.
Oklahoma State trailed by just two points at 17-15 six minutes into the game as both teams were shooting above 70 percent. However, Baylor scored five-straight points and led by 11, 44-33, at halftime.
The Bears took control of the ball game in the second half, forcing 18 Cowgirl turnovers. BU led by as many as 20 at 69-49 before OSU went on a run of its own, led by a barrage of three pointers and eight points by Jessica Spinner. It was not enough, however, as the loss broke a Cowgirl four-game winning streak.
Oklahoma State shot 42.2 percent from the floor, compared to 49.2 percent by Baylor. The Cowgirls outrebounded the Bears, 36-24, but could not overcome a 7-of-14 shooting performance from behind the line by BU. The Bears also made 10 more trips to the free-throw line.
OSU had a balanced scoring attack, with four players scoring in double figures. Along with Faulk's 16 points, Spinner scored 13 points, and Jessica Bates and Chantoya Hawkins each pitched in 10 points.
Oklahoma State (8-4 overall, 0-1 Big 12) will host the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (9-2, 0-0) on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Baylor improved to 12-0 overall and 1-0 in the Big 12.
