STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- The Oklahoma State women wanted to play
as if it was their last game. They came away winners.
|  | | Oklahoma State's Mandy Stuber wears a black wrist band with an orange 10 in honor of Saturday's plane crash victims. |
Playing one day after a memorial service for two men's players
and eight others who were killed in a weekend plane crash, the
Cowgirls overcame a poor first half and upset Baylor (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today; No. 20 Associated Press) 69-66
in overtime Thursday night.
"There was a lot of emotion out there running down the court,"
said Chantoya Hawkins, who scored 10 points for the Cowgirls (11-8,
3-5). "We decided to dedicate this game to the 10 people. We said
we were going to go out there and work our hardest, and to play
like it was our last game, and just come out with a win."
Kara Faulk scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds, helping
Oklahoma State overcome a 13-point halftime deficit.
The Cowgirls were flat in the early going, shooting just 25
percent in the first half. But they rallied in the second half
behind the play of Faulk, Shelby Hutchens and Jessica Bates.
Hutchens finished with 18 points and Bates scored 11.
Oklahoma State tied the game at 51 on a layup by Hawkins with
4:06 remaining, then forced overtime on Hawkins' fast-break layup
with 39 seconds to play. Baylor missed four shots in the final 10
seconds.
Baylor led 63-62 with 2:22 left in overtime, but a steal and
layup by Hutchens gave the Cowgirls the lead for good about a
minute later.
"I thought it was a very tough game to play, for me as an
opposing coach, and my team and our university's hearts goes out to
this university," Baylor coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson said. "I
congratulate Oklahoma State. They did everything they needed to do
in the second half to win the basketball game."
The game against Baylor (15-4, 4-4) had been scheduled for
Wednesday, but was postponed one night because of the memorial
service held inside Gallagher-Iba Arena.
"I think all of us know now that each game that you get to play
is a gift," Faulk said. "We appreciate it more."
Baylor outrebounded Oklahoma State 61-44, but committed 24
turnovers.
Danielle Crockrom had 17 points and 17 rebounds for Baylor.
Sheila Lambert scored 19 points, and Monica Arnold had 18 points
and 14 rebounds.
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