Lubbock –
The Oklahoma State women’s basketball team ran its winning streak against Texas Tech to 11 straight with a 71-68 victory over the Lady Raiders on Saturday afternoon in front of 4,468 fans at United Supermarkets Arena.The Cowgirls improved to 17-3 on the year and 7-2 in Big 12 Play.
OSU got off to a hot start on the offensive end, hitting four of its first shots and taking its first lead of the game three and a half minutes into the contest at 8-7 on a layup by Micah Gray.
Stailee heard He buried a pair of 3-pointers to push the margin to 16-11 with two minutes left. She would finish with 12 points in the frame and OSU would own a five-point lead.
Stacey Jones Hit a pair of tough baskets midway through the second quarter to give OSU a 24-17 lead with 4:55 left.
Macy Huard Nailed a pair of free throws with three minutes left in the quarter to push the Cowboy lead to 28-19.
Heard loaded up to push the margin to double digits at 34-23 before Tech answered with the final bucket of the half.
She would finish the first 20 minutes with 16 points as OSU shot 56 percent from the floor.
On third down, the Lady Raiders got within six twice in the first three minutes before the Cowgirls responded. A pair of Ténin Magassa free throws pushed the margin back to double figures and Chur added a layup to extend the margin to 46-34 with five minutes left in the quarter.
Gray would bury a trey from the corner two minutes later to extend the lead to 52-37 for OSU.
Tech used a 6-0 run to get within single digits before Gray hit another trey from the wing to extend the margin to 55-43.
OSU would take a 59-45 lead into the final 10 minutes.
Tech would score seven of the first nine in the fourth to get within 61-52 with 8:18 to go and force a Cowgirl timeout. The Lady Raiders would go on a 16-2 run to get within two at 63-61 with five minutes left.
The Lady Raiders got a layup with two minutes to go Alexia Smith He answered with two free throws to make it 66-63.
Hurd hit a pair of free throws with 28 seconds left to match his game-high 32 points and give OSU a 69-65 advantage. She would add two more free throws to extend the margin to six.