STILLWATER, Okla. -- Jawun Evans scored 25 points, along with five steals, four assists and four rebounds to lead Oklahoma State to a 101-85 victory over Rogers State Wednesday night.Averaging 98.5 points per game entering the contest, ranking second in the nation, Oklahoma State (6-1) surpassed the 100-point mark for the fourth time this season and went over 95 for the sixth.In a game that was much closer than the final score might indicate, seven Oklahoma State players scored at least 10 points, including Jeffrey Carroll, who had 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Freshman Brandon Averette added a career-high 15 points.Awfully glad to escape, and thats what we did tonight, said Cowboys coach Brad Underwood. A lot of credit to Rogers State. I knew that was a good basketball team. It was basically about their commitment to win and our lack of. Just tremendous credit to them and the fight that they had. We were fortunate tonight.Jeylyn Sharpe scored 18 points and added eight rebounds to lead Rogers State (4-2), a Division II school that did not look outmatched and remained within striking distance most of the night. The Hillcats shot 56.9 percent.I thought we did an excellent job competing, said Rogers State coach Justin Barkley. When we play Division I guys, we get pretty amped up, and I thought we competed for 40 minutes, and yes we lost the game, but there were some positives. I thought our guys responded. This is something build on and go forward.When Travis Hester swished a 3-pointer with 7:43 remaining, the Hillcats pulled to within 77-73, but Oklahoma State went on a 17-3 run over the next 4:13 to put the game away.We just had to pick it up on defense and our defensive intensity got us ahead as much as we could, Evans said.BIG PICTURERogers State: The Hillcats, the defending Heartland Conference champions, played well, hanging with Oklahoma State until the final few minutes. Rogers State controlled the action for much of the games first 12 to 15 minutes, going up 6-2 and 11-7, and was tied 25-25 with 7:34 to go in the first half before Oklahoma State reeled off a 12-1 run to build up a big lead. After that, despite falling behind by as many as 11 on multiple occasions in the first half and early in the second, Rogers State continued to battle back.Oklahoma State: After a strong showing against Power 5 Conference teams, defeating Connecticut and Georgetown to finish third at the Maui Invitational last week, the Cowboys looked a bit sluggish in this one. They didnt take their first lead until 7:24 had elapsed in the game, going up 14-13 on Carrolls free throw, and even after finally opening up a big lead, allowed Rogers State to remain within striking distance much of the night.TIP-INSAll of Evans five steals came in the first half, just one shy of the school record for one half of play. . Oklahoma State entered the contest averaging 20.5 turnovers forced per game, ranking third in the nation, and forced Rogers State into 22 in this one, while committing just 10 to outscore the Hillcats 32-13 off turnovers. . Rogers States Hester scored 14 points, shooting 4 of 5 from 3-point range, increasing his season percentage to 53.2 (25 of 47). . OSUs Mitchell Solomon tied a career-high with 10 points -- all in the second half -- and added five rebounds, in just 15 minutes off the bench. . The Cowboys set season highs with 35 free throws made and 44 attempts.HE SAID ITThey controlled the whole tempo of the game with their effort, Underwood said of Rogers State. You can overcome a lot of things with effort. And you saw what happens tonight when you dont have that and you dont have energy. To grow as a basketball team, it doesnt matter who you play, we have to continue to work. Will we get better? Absolutely. But we cant afford to take a day off in practice. 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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee secured a spot in the SEC Tournament and extended its unbeaten streak to five games with a 3-0 victory over Mississippi State on Thursday night at Regal Soccer Stadium to set up a showdown between two of the leagues hottest teams on Sunday.FINALRegal Soccer Stadium // Knoxville, Tenn. // 951Miss St06-10, 1-8 SEC Tennessee310-6-1, 5-3-1 SEC 1st Half 2nd Half Final Miss St 0 0 - 0 Tennessee 2 1 - 3Scoring PlaysGoal by Meghan Flynn (Assisted by: Anna Bialczak and Hannah Wilkinson ) - 33:13 Goal by Rylie OKeefe - 43:50 Goal by Carlyn Baldwin (Assisted by: Meghan Flynn and Mackenzie Gouner ) - 52:40 TEAM STATS Miss St Tennessee Shots 15 11 Shots On Goal 7 7 Saves 4 7 Offside 2 3 Corners 5 2 Fouls 12 14PENALTIES Khalyn Harmon (MSU) - 56:45 Maya Neal (UT) - 63:57 Three different players scored for the Volunteers (10-6-1, 5-3-1 SEC) as they reached double-digit wins for the third time under head coach Brian Pensky. Meghan Flynn notched the game-winner in the 34th minute and also assisted on the final goal of the game to set a new career high with three points. Rylie OKeefe and Carlyn Baldwin also scored for UT.Despite a slow start to the game, the Vols opened the scoring on Flynns first goal of the season. The redshirt sophomore forward corralled a great pass from Anna Bialczak in the left side of the box and placed her shot perfectly into the lower right corner of the net to put UT up 1-0.The Big Orange added to its lead with a highlight reel strike from distance by OKeefe just before halftime. The Littleton, Colo., native gathered the ball about 40 yards from goal and caught the MSU keeper off her line, sending a long attempt off the bottom of the crossbar and into the net for her fifth goal of the year to give the Vols a 2-0 lead at the break.Tennessee didnt waste much time in the second half beefore putting the game away with its third goal of the night.dddddddddddd Baldwin found herself alone in front of goal for an easy tap in after a cross from Mackenzie Gouner was deflected by Flynn towards the top of the six-yard box. Baldwin was there for the easy finish to put the Vols up 3-0.Mady Hairston nearly made it 4-0 later in the second half but was unable to covert on a pair of quality chances in the 75th minute. The Bulldogs (6-10, 1-8 SEC) outshot the Vols, 15-11, for the game but sophomore goalkeeper Shae Yanez made a couple of great saves to preserve the shutout. She finished with six stops for the game before Jamie Simmons replaced her for the final nine minutes. Kennadi Carbin led MSU with five total shots and two on goal.UTs three goals tied a season high and extended the teams streak of multi-goal games to six after the Vols only had five multi-goal performances all of last season. Hannah Wilkinsons five-game goal streak came to an end, however, the New Zealand native record a point for the sixth consecutive contest with her team-leading ninth assist of the year.With the win, Tennessee continued its dominance over Mississippi State, improving to 15-2-1 all-time against the Bulldogs while earning its eighth win in the last nine meetings. The Vols now move on to a showdown with No. 2 South Carolina on Sunday evening at Regal Soccer Stadium. The Gamecocks defeated Vanderbilt, 2-1, in overtime on Thursday night to win their 15th straight game and remain undefeated. Sunday will be Senior Night as well for UT with game time slated for 5 p.m. on SEC Network +/WatchESPN (Online). Admission is free for all fans so dont miss your final chance to see the Vols play at home this season. ' ' '