ORLANDO, Fla. — Stailee Heard scored 23 points with 10 rebounds, four steals and three assists and No. 24 Oklahoma State cruised to a 72-58 win over UCF on Saturday.
The Cowgirls bounced back after falling 79-76 at Houston in their first game as a ranked team in almost five years.
Anna Gret Asi added 15 points for Oklahoma State (15-3, 5-2 Big 12 Conference), Tenin Magassa added 12 and Micah Gray 11. Heard had her seventh double-double of the season.
Adeang Ring scored 12 points for the Knights (7-10, 0-7), who lost their eighth straight. They went 3 of 18 from 3-point range and had 23 turnovers.
Heard had 16 points at the half on 7-of-11 shooting as the Cowgirls took a 41-26 lead. Oklahoma State was 6 of 18 from 3-point range and shot 50% overall and had a 14-2 edge in points off turnovers.
Emely Rodriguez converted a three-point play for UCF’s only lead at 3-2. Asi then hit a 3-pointer to start an 11-0 run. It was 25-14 after one quarter.
Rodriguez hit a jumper early in the second quarter to get the Knights within nine but a 12-3 run put the Oklahoma State lead into double figures at the half.
The Cowgirls were just 6 of 16 in the third quarter but four of the makes were 3s, stretching the lead to 58-36.
The win was the 50th for under head coach Jacie Hoyt. Hoyt and her husband, Daniel, welcomed their first child on Dec. 11, Harlow Renee Heflin.
OSU is top 10 nationally in field-goal percentage (8th), field-goal percentage defense (6th), rebound margin (10th).
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