STILLWATER, Okla. (Interstat) — Liv McGill scored 24 points and added eight rebounds and eight assists as Oklahoma State rolled past visiting Morgan State 92-38 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Friday at Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowgirls improved to 2-0, while the Bears fell to 1-2 in front of an announced crowd of 5,257. Morgan State entered after a win over Washington Adventist and a loss at Colorado, while Oklahoma State had opened with a win over Southern.

Oklahoma State set the tone early. Audi Crooks made layups on back-to-back possessions in the first quarter, the first with 9:53 remaining and the second with 9:17 left. Morgan State answered with a Yonta Vaughn jump shot off a turnover at 8:28, but Oklahoma State pushed back on a Liv McGill free throw and a McGill layup, then a Nene Ndiaye 3-point jump shot at 6:18. Stailee Heard made two free throws, Callin Hake hit a 3-pointer and Ndiaye made two free throws as the Cowgirls extended the lead. A La Sneed free throw helped Oklahoma State build a cushion before Jahzara Leamon made a layup with about one second left in the quarter for Morgan State.

The Cowgirls continued to pull away in the second quarter. McGill made free throws and a layup, Ndiaye converted four free throws and a driving layup, and Talexa Weeter hit a 3-pointer. McGill added a jump shot, Ndiaye made another 3-pointer, and Weeter made a free throw as Oklahoma State kept pressure on. Morgan State received a jumper from Merit Innocent, a 3-pointer from Alexiz Graise, a layup from Vaughn and a layup from Mercy Lasu, but Oklahoma State’s defense and inside scoring kept the Bears from gaining momentum. McGill closed the half with a layup.

Oklahoma State opened the third quarter with Crooks scoring inside and Hake and Yuting Deng hitting 3-pointers. Crooks made a layup and a jump shot, Deng made two 3-pointers, and McGill made two free throws as the Cowgirls maintained control. Ndiaye scored a layup, Weeter made a layup, Deng made two free throws, McGill made a free throw, and Crooks made a layup and two free throws later in the period. Morgan State got a jump shot from Simran Williams, a layup from Kamari Forrest, a jump shot from Mihjae Hayes and a layup from Dakota Alston.

In the fourth quarter, Weeter converted a layup and a free throw and McGill added a layup and free throw. Morgan State’s Alexiz Graise made three free throws and Innocent scored inside, but Oklahoma State responded with Crooks at the basket and another McGill layup and free throw. Deng made free throws and a layup, Zoe Canfield hit a 3-pointer, and La Sneed made a free throw as the Cowgirls finished the victory. Jahzara Leamon made a free throw and a jump shot for Morgan State, Chardae Rumph added a layup, and Kenya Ramsey hit a late 3-pointer, while Talexa Weeter closed the scoring with a jump shot.

McGill, a 5-foot-9 guard from Minnetonka, Minn., who previously played at Hopkins High School, finished with 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in 26 minutes. Crooks, a 6-foot-3 center from Bishop Garrigan, had 14 points, 11 rebounds and one block in 19 minutes. Weeter added 11 points, eight rebounds and one block in 24 minutes, and Deng scored 13 points with six rebounds in 21 minutes. Ndiaye contributed 16 points, two rebounds and one assist in 25 minutes. Innocent had four points, five rebounds and one block in 16 minutes for Morgan State. Sneed had three points, five rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes for Oklahoma State. Forrest posted two points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in 22 minutes for the Bears. Hake added six points, two rebounds and one assist in 16 minutes for the Cowgirls. Leamon finished with five points, two rebounds and one assist in 10 minutes for Morgan State.

Oklahoma State shot 28 of 53 from the floor, 8 of 15 from 3-point range and 28 of 35 from the free-throw line. The Cowgirls had six offensive rebounds, 10 assists, two blocks and 17 turnovers. They scored 92 points from 81 possessions, an offensive rating of 114.1. Morgan State shot 16 of 68 overall, 2 of 19 from beyond the arc and 4 of 8 from the free-throw line. The Bears had 12 offensive rebounds, nine assists, six blocks and 18 turnovers. They scored 38 points from 78 possessions, an offensive rating of 48.8.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Oklahoma State 70, Morgan State 57. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Oklahoma State with a 99.9 percent probability to win.