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GAME THREAD: Hey everyone! It’s head Sports editor @lily_pampolina checking in from UCLA’s Pauley Pavillion for @PrincetonWBB‘s first-round NCAA matchup against Oklahoma State. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT and streaming on ESPN2. We’ll be back soon, LET’S GO TIGERS! 🐅
St. Rose leads Princeton with 13 points, followed by Chea’s 11. Hutcherson is the third Tiger scoring in double-digits at 10. Princeton does not find themselves in foul trouble, aside from Tall, who has three.
Tall and Hutcherson each have three personal fouls. Oklahoma State leads by ten with seven minutes to go in the game.
The Tigers trail by five with buckets from Belker and St. Rose to tighten the game. The score is 63–58.
A successful challenge at 9:44 gives the Tigers the ball on their own baseline. The score is still 61–53 Cowgirls.
The Tiger run extends to 11–0 with a jumper from St. Rose! Princeton trails 48–44 with 5:24 in the third.
The Tigers go into half trailing 48–33 after Oklahoma State hit a three at the buzzer. The Cowgirls have out-rebounded Princeton 23–11. Oklahoma State is shooting 57.1% from the field and 54.5% from beyond the arc.
For the Cowgirls, forward Achol Akot boasts 18 points, nearly all coming from within the paint. Akot has three offensive rebounds and is shooting over 72% from the floor.