Numbers can be deceiving, especially in this situation. The Oklahoma State women’s basketball team beat Tulsa 78-48, but it wasn’t easy. The Cowgirls were down eight points at halftime — then everything changed.
The Cowgirls went on a 47-9 run in the second half on the strength of their stifling defense. OSU forced 12 steals and held the Golden Hurricane to 10% shooting in the second half.
OSU tallied 16 steals and forced 24 turnovers on Wednesday. Coach Jim Littell said the Cowgirls forced 49 deflections against Tulsa. That’s big a step up from the 37 deflections OSU had against Idaho and Lamar.