Playa del Carmen, Mexico --Tournament MVP Stephanie Clark scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Oral Roberts University defeated Oklahoma State 72-65 in the championship game of the Fun in the Sun Shootout, Tuesday in Mexico.

Clark, a sophomore forward, was one of five Golden Eagles in double-figures. She was 7-of-9 from the field and 3-of-5 from the line as ORU (6-2) defeated OSU (2-6) for the second time this season.

Oklahoma State was on the verge of making the game a laugher early, as the Cowgirls jumped out to a 12-0 lead, while ORU started 0-of-8 from the field. But the Golden Eagles stormed back with a 19-5 run, grabbing a 19-17 lead on Leah Cannon's 3-pointer with 7:48 left in the half.

OSU briefly retook the lead, but the Golden Eagles maintained a 36-29 advantage at halftime.

In the second half, ORU built its lead to as many as 13 points when Clark's layup with 5:31 left gave the Golden Eagles a 60-47 cushion. But the Cowgirls wouldn't go away and pulled to within 64-63 on a Thia Willis jumper with 2:00 left. OSU never regained the lead as ORU made six free throws over the final 46 seconds to seal the win.

Cannon had 15 points and five assists for ORU, while Cori Williston had 12 points, Kristin Atkinson scored 11 and April Garcia had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Garcia also added four assists, three steals and three blocks. Trisha Skibbe led OSU with 23 points and seven boards.

Cannon and Williston joined Clark on the all-tournament team, along with Skibbe and Lori Allen of Oklahoma State, and Julie Rampley of Texas-San Antonio.