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University of Texas
17-4, 11-0
Oklahoma State
13-8, 3-7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 26 | 13 | 28 | 18 | 85 |
| Oklahoma State | 19 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 71 |
No. 12/13 Women’s Basketball pulls away at Oklahoma State, 85-71
02.01.2017 | Women's Basketball
The Longhorns tied their season-high with a 57.1 shooting percentage from the floor.
Box Score (PDF) | Postgame Notes
STILLWATER, Okla. – Junior Ariel Atkins posted a career-high 26 points and senior Kelsey Lang registered her seventh double-double of the season as No. 12/14 Texas Women's Basketball (17-4, 11-0 Big 12 Conference) defeated Oklahoma State (13-8, 3-7 Big 12 Conference) inside the Gallagher-Iba Arena on Wednesday night, 85-71.
Texas leads the all-times series over Oklahoma State, 31-15, and has captured the past two season series sweeps.
Atkins' career night came behind an 11-13 effort from the field and a perfect 3-3 percentage from downtown. Lang notched 21 points while bringing down a game-high 12 rebounds and two blocks.
Junior Brooke McCarty totaled 16 points and dished out a career-high tying eight assists. Her four triples on the night moves her into seventh place all-time in three-pointers made with 154.
As a team, Texas tied its season-high with a 57.1 shooting percentage (36-63) from the floor. The Longhorns held Oklahoma State to a 45.8 percentage (22-48) and outrebounded the Cowgirls, 34-23.
Oklahoma State was led by junior Mandy Coleman with 22 points.
The Horns jumped out on a 9-0 spurt to open the game and maintained at least a four-point spread for the remainder of the quarter. Atkins contributed 10 points to lift the Texas offense to the 26-19 lead.
Oklahoma State battled back with a 10-0 run in the heart of the second stanza to take its first lead of game (37-34) at the 3:06 mark. A McCarty triple tied things at 37-37, but the Cowgirls held the 42-39 edge headed into the half.
A Lang jumper at the 7:52 mark put the Longhorns back on top, 47-46, in the third quarter. OSU came back to tie the score on three separate occasions in the stanza, but the Horns utilized a 10-5 push after the media timeout to end the third, 67-60 Texas.
The Longhorns closed with an 18-11 shooting advantage in the fourth to take the contest, 85-71.
Coming up, Texas will return home to play host to RV Kansas State on Saturday, Feb. 4. Tip inside the Erwin Center is slated for 5 p.m. and the game will be broadcasted on Longhorn Network.
