Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowgirl Basketball Upsets Fifth-Ranked Baylor, 77-67
February 06, 2008 | Cowgirl Basketball
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Danielle Green scored 16 points and Maria Cordero added 15 points and 14 rebounds as Oklahoma State (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) beat fifth-ranked Baylor 77-67 Tuesday night to snap the Bears' 13-game winning streak.
On a poor shooting night by Big 12 scoring leader Andrea Riley, it was her teammates that did much of the damage during a 24-5 run at the end of the first half that sent the Cowgirls (18-3, 6-2 Big 12) into the break with a 39-26 lead.
Riley went 1-for-10 in the opening half, missing all six of her 3-point tries, but she contributed four steals and five assists to help her teammates jump in front.
Riley ended up with 15 points on 5-for-23 shooting, and Shaunte' Smith got 10 points and a career-best 16 rebounds as Oklahoma State outrebounded the Bears 56-43.
After the Cowgirls let the shot clock run out with 6.3 seconds left, coach Kurt Budke walked down the bench slapping high-fives with his players to celebrate
The Bears (20-2, 8-1) also got a miserable start from their star point guard, Angela Tisdale. She missed 13 of her first 15 shots before making three in a row to lead a late 13-4 charge that got the Bears within 71-61 in the final 3 minutes.
Green made five free throws in the final 2:38 to keep Baylor at bay.
Jessica Morrow scored a season-high 24 points, one off her career best, and Tisdale wound up with 19 points on 5-for-20 shooting.
Already playing without starting guard Jhasmin Player, who's out for the rest of the season with a knee injury sustained in Saturday's win against Kansas State, the Bears also had fellow starters Danielle Wilson and Rachel Allison foul out to stifle their second-half comeback try.
Baylor got off to a strong start, going on a 12-0 spurt featuring three straight Bears 3-pointers, but then allowed
It was the Cowgirls' first win against Baylor in the teams' last 10 meetings.
