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February 10, 2001 | Cowgirl Basketball
Feb. 10, 2001
Stillwater, Okla. - Despite a good showing in the first half, the Oklahoma State Cowgirls faltered and were outscored, 52-29, in the second period as the 10th-ranked Oklahoma sooners defeated OSU, 76-47, before 5,092 fans in Gallagher-Iba Arena here Saturday night.
The Sooners shot an amazing 80.8 percent (21-of-26) in the second half, including 4-of-5 from behind the three-point arc. Oklahoma State, meanwhile, shot a meager 29.4 percent for the game, including just 5-of-28 (17.9 percent) from three-point range.
"The second half was a whole lot better than the first -- a news flash to everybody," said Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale. "We were much more urget in our possessions in terms of getting the basketball where we wanted it to go, taking high percentage shots."
OU's Caton Hill led all scorers with 22 points and added 19 rebounds to her stat totals. LaNeishea Caufield added 20 points, while Stacey Dales chipped in 18 points and pulled down 10 boards.
Oklahoma State's lone scorer in double figures was Chantoya Hawkins, who scored 15 points off the bench, including three treys. Jessica Bates added eight points off the bench, as the Cowgirl starters scored just 16 of OSU's 47 points.
"Our kids really did a good job of competing in the first half, and the first seven or eight minutes of the second half," said OSU coach Dick Halterman. "Once Oklahoma got going, I felt like we didn't compete well down the stretch in the last 10 or 12 minutes."
Oklahoma State (12-10 overall, 4-7 Big 12) will travel to College Station, Texas, on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game with the Texas A&M Aggies. Oklahoma (19-4, 10-1) will host Kansas State on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
