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Final
Women's Basketball
84
UW-Oshkosh (Ex.)
53
Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, March 8
Dallas, Texas
TBA
Iowa State
17-12
74
vs
78
Oklahoma
27-4
1
2
F
Iowa State Cyclones
35
39
74
Oklahoma Sooners
37
41
78
Second-Half Rally Falls Short Against No. 8 Oklahoma, 78-74
03.08.2006 | Women's Basketball
DALLAS (AP) - Erin Higgins made a 3-pointer with 49 seconds remaining to help lift No. 8 Oklahoma past pesky Iowa State 78-74 Wednesday and advance to the Big 12 tournament semifinals.
Though freshman Courtney Paris scored a season-high 36 points, the top-seeded Sooners needed Higgins to bail them out. Brittany Wilkins scored with 1:05 left to cap a 16-3 run and give the ninth-seeded Cyclones a 74-73 lead.
But Higgins' 3 from the top of the circle put the Sooners (27-4) ahead for good, 76-74. Laura Andrews made two free throws in the final 24 seconds and Paris blocked Wilkins' layup attempt with 10 seconds remaining to seal Oklahoma's 15th consecutive win.
Paris, whose previous game-high was 32 points against Texas on Jan. 25, added 16 rebounds and six blocked shots. Teammate Chelsi Welch scored 13 points.
Wilkins had a career-high 28 points for Iowa State (17-12), while Lyndsey Medders had 15 points and 12 assists.
Oklahoma meets the Texas Tech-Missouri winner Thursday night.
The Sooners established their inside game early as Paris had 12 points in the first 10 minutes. Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly tried Wilkins and Megan Ronhovde guarding Paris, and he also went to a zone, but Paris dominated the paint in the first half.
While Paris was going 9-for-15 from the field in the opening half to account for the bulk of Oklahoma's points, Iowa State got at least seven points from four different players and the Cyclones trailed 37-35 at halftime.
Team Stats
ISU
OU
FG%
.414
.476
3FG%
.333
.222
FT%
1.000
.636
RB
35
45
TO
8
14
STL
8
4
Game Leaders
Pts
28
FGM
10
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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