COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Danielle Adams scored 24 points and No. 5 Texas A&M outlasted Oklahoma State 76-67 Saturday night.
The score was tied 54-all with about 5 minutes remaining before Texas A&M (22-3, 10-2 Big 12) scored 11 straight points. Sydney Colson scored the first five points in that run and Adams capped it with a jump shot with about 2 minutes left.
The Aggies were up by as many as 16 points in the first half before Oklahoma State (15-10, 3-9) took the lead midway through the second period. Texas A&M had trouble feeding Adams down low and was cold from outside for most of the second half to allow the Cowgirls to hang around until the late run.
Oklahoma State was led by Toni Young's 23 points and 17 rebounds.
The win is Texas A&M's seventh in eight tries against Oklahoma State and gets the Aggies back on track after Monday's 67-58 loss at top-ranked Baylor. Adams, who turned 22 on Saturday, bounced back from Monday's performance against Baylor where she scored a season-low nine points.
Sydney Carter added a season-high 19 points for Texas A&M and Tyra White had 13.
Colson, who had been on the bench for big chunks in the second half after getting three fouls before halftime, came in and scored her five quick points to make it 59-54 in the run that sealed the game. She fouled out with about 3 minutes remaining when she got tangled up with Carolyn Blair-Mobley.
The Cowgirls took their first lead since early in the game, 51-50, on a 3-point play by Vicky McIntyre with just under 9 minutes remaining.
Adams had a tough time against Oklahoma State's defense despite leading the Aggies in scoring. The 6-foot-1 Adams went 8 of 21 while struggling to get shots over 6-6 freshman McIntyre.
Tiffany Bias scored 20 points and had five assists for Oklahoma State, who had 23 turnovers that led to 27 points by the Aggies.
Oklahoma State scored the first seven points of the second half to continue a run that started in the first half and tied it at 36-all with 18 minutes remaining.
The Aggies led by 1 early in the first half before using an 18-3 run to stretch the lead to 25-9 midway through the period. The Cowgirls responded with a 14-4 spurt to close the gap to 29-23 about 4 minutes before halftime.
Texas A&M went more than 5 minutes without scoring a basket in that span as they struggled to score against Oklahoma State's zone defense.
The Aggies led 36-29 at halftime.
