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Wichita State Outlasts Cowgirls, 71-66
November 21, 2001 | Cowgirl Basketball
Nov. 21, 2001
WICHITA, Kan. - Oklahoma State's women's basketball team opened the road portion of its schedule with a 71-66 setback on Tuesday night before 1,365 fans at Levitt Arena.
The Cowgirls (2-1) took an early lead on a Kara Faulk three-pointer at the 12:58 mark of the first half to put OSU in front 10-9. Two minutes later, Trisha Skibbe extended the lead to five, finishing a fast break with a layup.
The Shockers (1-0) went on a 15-0 run to take a 24-14 lead. The WSU defense held the Cowgirls scoreless for more than eight and a half minutes before a pair of Thia Willis free throws at the 2:14 mark halted the drought.
Tari Cummings cut the deficit to seven points before a pair of Shocker free throws with two seconds remaining in the half gave them a 29-20 advantage at the half.
WSU built a 15-point advantage in the second half when Jennifer Kaczka converted a free throw to complete a three-point play.
OSU chipped away at the lead with a jumper by Trisha Skibbe cutting the deficit to eight and back-to-back buckets by Cummings cut the deficit to 64-62 with 1:53 remaining.
Four consecutive free throws built the lead back to six for the Shockers before a three-pointer and a free throw by Terrisha Osborn got the Cowgirls back within two at 68-66 with 42 seconds remaining.
Three consecutive free throws by WSU provided the final margin.
The Cowgirls will return to action on Friday when they take on Weber State in the first round of the Asahi Rainbow Wahine Classic in Hawaii.
