Riley's 31 points helps Cowgirls beat Aggies - w/ Video
COLLEGE STATION, TX -- The Oklahoma State Cowgirls defeated the Texas A&M Aggies 67-63 Sunday afternoon in front of 4516 fans staying warm inside Reed Arena.
OSU's Andrea Riley picked up her third foul with 7:41 left in the first half Sunday afternoon. Riley sat out the rest of the half; but, her teammates managed to stay close to the and trailed by just eight points (28-20) at halftime. In the second half, Riley made the Aggies pay for not putting the Cowgirls away when they had the chance.
Riley scored 27 of her game-high 31 points in the second half -- including the game-tying three-point shot with 89 seconds remaining to stun the Aggies' fans. Then, Riley picked up a steal; missed a lay-up; but, teammate Precious Robinson scored the putback to give OSU a lead for the first time in the ball game.
Robinson and Riley added four more free throws to preserve the huge victory.
"Well let me just say, ‘what a fantastic college basketball game today.’ You saw two good teams battle and battle," said Oklahoma State head coach Kurt Budke. "If you ever have a chance to win at A&M, it’s going to be a grind. You can’t get your head down too much, if you fall behind. As long as we aren’t down by 20, we know we still have a chance. We felt like we were in the game. Our two leaders (Andrea Riley and Tegan Cunningham) didn’t have a good first half, but they came back and led us to victory in the end."
Riley added, "My team really needed me in the second half. I’m really proud of my team that they stepped up in the first half. I was trying to do whatever I could do to help my team win (in the second half). We played down and dirty because you can’t play soft against Texas A&M."
Oklahoma State (18-3 overall, 6-1 in Big 12) faces undefeated Nebraska in Lincoln, Wednesday, February 3. Texas A&M (15-4, 3-3) will try to end a two-game skid versus Missouri on February 3.
OSU's Andrea Riley picked up her third foul with 7:41 left in the first half Sunday afternoon. Riley sat out the rest of the half; but, her teammates managed to stay close to the and trailed by just eight points (28-20) at halftime. In the second half, Riley made the Aggies pay for not putting the Cowgirls away when they had the chance.
Riley scored 27 of her game-high 31 points in the second half -- including the game-tying three-point shot with 89 seconds remaining to stun the Aggies' fans. Then, Riley picked up a steal; missed a lay-up; but, teammate Precious Robinson scored the putback to give OSU a lead for the first time in the ball game.
Robinson and Riley added four more free throws to preserve the huge victory.
"Well let me just say, ‘what a fantastic college basketball game today.’ You saw two good teams battle and battle," said Oklahoma State head coach Kurt Budke. "If you ever have a chance to win at A&M, it’s going to be a grind. You can’t get your head down too much, if you fall behind. As long as we aren’t down by 20, we know we still have a chance. We felt like we were in the game. Our two leaders (Andrea Riley and Tegan Cunningham) didn’t have a good first half, but they came back and led us to victory in the end."
Riley added, "My team really needed me in the second half. I’m really proud of my team that they stepped up in the first half. I was trying to do whatever I could do to help my team win (in the second half). We played down and dirty because you can’t play soft against Texas A&M."
Oklahoma State (18-3 overall, 6-1 in Big 12) faces undefeated Nebraska in Lincoln, Wednesday, February 3. Texas A&M (15-4, 3-3) will try to end a two-game skid versus Missouri on February 3.
posted by Kris Gardner @ 6:01 PM
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