Cowgirl Basketball: Oklahoma State Upset in Tulsa

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Cowgirl Basketball pulled a Cowboy Football.

The Oklahoma State women’s basketball team fell to Tulsa 64-62 in overtime on Thursday evening in Tulsa. The Cowgirls shot 33% from the field and 17% from 3.

It’s the Cowgirls’ first loss to the Golden Hurricane since 2020. It’s their first loss to Tulsa in Tulsa since 2002 (they haven’t played as much as you’d think).

Despite their poor shooting, the Cowgirls held a 41-38 lead going into the fourth quarter, but they’d go just 2-for-9 from the field in the fourth. Tulsa wasn’t shooting much better but benefitted from a wild shot at the end of a shot clock early in the frame.

Shot clock got nothing on Jade!

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— Tulsa W Basketball (@TulsaWBB) November 13, 2026

Tulsa would pull ahead 49-47 with a 3-pointer in the final two minutes before OSU retook the lead with a pair of free throws with just over a minute to play, but Tulsa tied it with two of its own free ones.

OSU went 5-for-10 in overtime but were unable to score in the final 1:06, while Tulsa hit a trio of 3s early in overtime and held on from there. The Cowgirls had a baseline out of bounds in the final seconds, but OSU turned the ball over.

In the end, Audi Crooks and Liv McGill were the only Cowgirls in double figures. Crooks had a team-high 17 on 7-for-14 shooting. She also had five boards. McGill had 13 on 5-for-17 shooting. She also had seven boards, nine assists and five turnovers. Stailee Heard scored eight points on 11 shots and had 15 rebounds.

Tulsa was 1-1 entering the night, losing to Incarnate Word 63-57 and beating Rogers State 67-40.

This becomes an early hurdle for the Cowgirls to overcome, but they ought to do it quickly. OSU travels to Brookings to play a South Dakota State squad that is an NCAA Tournament regular on Sunday.