Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma Takes Round Two Of Bedlam Basketball Against Cowgirls
February 05, 2007 | Cowgirl Basketball
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -Courtney Paris tied Oklahoma's career double-doubles record with 41 points and 19 rebounds, and the No. 9 Sooners held Oklahoma State without a field goal for more than 10 minutes in a 78-63 win Sunday.
Paris matched Molly McGuire's 54 career double-doubles from 1980-83 by reaching double figures in both points and rebounds for the 49th straight game.
Paris was 16-for-22 from the field and finished two points shy of matching her career high. It was her highest scoring output against a Big 12 opponent.
Oklahoma (18-3, 8-2 Big 12) took control by outscoring Oklahoma State 19-2 to end the first half, eliminating a nine-point deficit before they pulled away.
The Sooners have won the past 17 Bedlam rivalry games, and the last 11 by double figures. They avoided their first three-game losing streak since January 2004.
Rashidat Sadiq, a transfer from Connecticut, scored 16 points to lead Oklahoma State (15-7, 3-6). Andrea Riley had 11 points, and Danielle Green added 10.
The Cowgirls missed their last 11 shots of the first half and committed eight turnovers as the Sooners took over. Oklahoma went on a 9-2 run to start the second half, even as Oklahoma State finally broke a field-goal drought that lasted 10 1/2 minutes.
The Cowgirls had another scoring drought of 5 minutes in the second half, and the Sooners extended their lead to 50-32 after five consecutive points from Paris.
Oklahoma State used a 10-2 run, sparked by 3-pointers by Taylor Hardeman and Sadiq, to get to 52-42.
Paris came back with a layup off a high-low feed from twin sister Ashley, and then added a three-point play as the Sooners answered with a 7-0 run of their own.
Oklahoma State started out 10-for-15 from the field and used a 12-4 run to go up 25-16 on Sadiq's jumper from the left side with 9:44 left in the half. The Cowgirls next basket came 59 seconds into the second half.
Jenna Plumley started the Sooners' rally with a pair of free throws, and Oklahoma got within one after the Paris twins teamed up on a high-low move - with Ashley setting up Courtney's layup down low with a pass from the high post - that led to a three-point play.
Cowgirls coach Kurt Budke responded by putting Sadiq back into the lineup with two fouls, but the move didn't work. Courtney Paris put back her miss to give Oklahoma a 26-25 edge, and Sadiq's third foul sent Britney Brown to the free-throw line for two foul shots - and Sadiq back to the bench.
Courtney Paris scored two more baskets around an Erin Higgins 3-pointer, and the Sooners led 35-27 at halftime.
