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MSU Lady Bears overcome 20-point deficit to beat Oklahoma, advance to Preseason WNIT finals

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Missouri State trailed by 20 nearly midway through the second quarter at Oklahoma but the Lady Bears didn't quit.

Instead, they came back and won the game.

The Lady Bears are headed to the Preseason WNIT championship after storming back to defeat Oklahoma 96-90 in Norman on Thursday night.

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Missouri State is now 4-0 under first-year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton.

After trailing by 20 with 5:39 remaining in the second quarter, the Lady Bears went into the break only down 12 thanks to a 6-0 run to end the half.