Stailee Heard paired 23 points with 10 rebounds to help No. 24 Oklahoma State defeat struggling UCF 72-58 in Big 12 action on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.
Anna Gret Asi added 15 points, Tenin Magassa scored 12 and Micah Gray netted 11 for the Cowgirls (15-3, 5-2) Big 12, who recovered after losing 79-76 at Houston on Tuesday.
Adeang Ring tallied 12 points as the only double-digit scorer for the Knights (7-10, 0-7) in their eighth straight loss. UCF was outshot 44.1 percent to 39.3 percent and went just 3-of-18 from 3-point range.
Oklahoma State trailed for 24 seconds early in the first quarter before rattling off 11 straight points to spring ahead 13-3. Gray and Asi each tacked on a 3-pointer later in the quarter to help the Cowgirls open up a 25-14 lead after one.
Heard scored eight points in the second quarter as Oklahoma State built a 41-26 halftime lead. The margin stretched to 28 on Heard’s free throws that made it 68-40 with 6:09 left in the fourth quarter.
Heard logged her seventh double-double of the season and had four steals for the Cowgirls, who forced 23 turnovers.
–Field Level Media
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