STARKVILLE, Ms. – Jaden Hobbs called it a heat check. Catching a pass from Loryn Goodwin on the left wing, Hobbs stepped up in rhythm from and swished a deep 3-pointer.
After making her fourth consecutive long-distance shot, Hobbs gave a sly look to the Syracuse bench as she ran back on defense in the third quarter. All the shots went in during a two-minute span and helped propel the Oklahoma State women’s basketball team to an 84-57 win against Syracuse at Humphrey Coliseum, advancing it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament to play Mississippi State at 8 p.