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11/28 12:15 CST Five score in double figures, No. 24 Cowgirls top Charlotte
74-65 in Cayman Islands Classic
Five score in double figures, No. 24 Cowgirls top Charlotte 74-65 in Cayman
Islands Classic
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) --- Achol Alkot led a balanced attack with 16
points and No. 24 Oklahoma State held off Charlotte 74-65 in the Cayman Islands
Classic on Friday.
The Cowgirls never trailed but never quite put the 49ers away. The biggest lead
was 18 when Haleigh Timmer opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and Lena
Girardi followed with a layup. The 49ers got it back to 10 with more than five
minutes to go, were within nine with three minutes left and seven when Zoe Best
hit a 3 with a minute to play.
Girardi had 15 points off the bench for Oklahoma State (7-1). Amari Whiting
added 13 and Micah Gray and Stailee Heard each had 10.
Best had 18 to lead Charlotte (4-4) with Tanajah Hayes and Princess Anderson
each adding 16.
The Cowgirls hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter and raced to a 22-11
lead. From there they were just 3 of 17, finishing 7 of 26. They also had a
47-25 rebounding advantage for 20 second-chance points and a 42-18 difference
on points in the paint.
Charlotte kept it close with 12 3s on 30 attempts, making 7 of 11 in the fourth
quarter, while making 3 of 6 inside, but Oklahoma State made 5 of 6 from the
foul line.
Up next Oklahoma State faces Miami on Saturday in the two-game tournament. Charlotte has George Washington in its second game. -__ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball |
