Terryn Milton made a behind-the-back dribble and then shot a little tear drop that went off the back of the rim and hung on the front of the rim seemingly forever before falling in to give the Oklahoma State Cowgirls a 62-61 lead with 0.1 seconds remaining against the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Big 12 quarterfinals Friday at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. West Virginia’s ensuing inbound pass went off the rim as time expired and the Cowgirls, currently a No. 8 seed in ESPN’s bracketology, held on for an incredible come-from-behind win that may have dashed the Mountaineers’ NCAA Tournament hopes.
West Virginia built comfortable leads in the second and third, but OK State continued to have an answer to keep it close. A Lior Garzon three at 3:13 remaining capped a 10-0 run and cut the Cowgirl deficit to one. OK State stole the ball on the ensuing possession, but Taylen Collins missed an inside attempt that would have given it the lead. After Collins’ miss, West Virginia’s JJ Qunierly had to be carried off the court due to an ankle injury suffered earlier in the contest. Quinerly was phenomenal for the Mountaineers while playing through pain and would return.
Madisen Smith, the other Mountaineer star for the day, made her fifth triple of the contest to…
