Oklahoma City ? Oklahoma had trouble against Texas’ defense getting the ball inside to All-America center Courtney Paris. Once she did get involved, it was the Longhorns who started to struggle.
Some hot outside shooting by the eleventh-ranked Sooners helped Paris break free to score 12 of her 17 points in the second half and lead Oklahoma to a 67-58 win over Texas in the Big 12 quarterfinals Wednesday night.
“We established ourselves on the outside first, and then Texas had to adjust, and then the second half I was open a lot more,” Paris said.
Paris also had 18 rebounds to notch her 61st career double-double, tying the Big 12 record set by Baylor’s Sophia Young last season. It was the 56th consecutive double-double for Paris.
Iowa St. 79, Nebraska 76, OT
Oklahoma City – Iowa State guard Lyndsey Medders scored a season-high 27 points, including a three-pointer that forced overtime.
Medders’ off-balance three with 1.7 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 70. Nebraska went ahead 72-70 on a basket by Danielle Page, but Medders put Iowa State ahead for good with a three-pointer with 3:33 left.
No. 13 Texas A&M 62, Colorado 45
Oklahoma City – Takia Starks scored 16 points for top-seeded Texas A&M.
The Aggies’ win over Colorado was only their third in the Big 12 tournament’s 11-year history. Their first two wins in the event came last year.
