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Cowgirls Fall To Sooners On Senior Night
March 02, 2015 | Cowgirl Basketball
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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Kaylon Williams put it all together during a spectacular second-half performance that gave Oklahoma bragging rights over its in-state rival and momentum heading into the Big 12 tournament.
The junior forward scored 18 of her 20 points after the break to help the Sooners defeat Oklahoma State 66-56 on Monday night. She made 7 of 10 shots in the second half.
The Sooners (19-10, 13-5 Big 12) bounced back from a surprising loss to last-place Kansas on Senior Night last Saturday.
Peyton Little added 16 points for Oklahoma, which swept the regular-season series. The Sooners already were locked into the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.
Senior Liz Donohoe scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds before fouling out in her final home game, and Roshunda Johnson added 14 points for Oklahoma State (19-10, 9-9).
Brittney Martin, the team's scoring leader with 14 points per game, finished with 2 points on 0-of-11 shooting. The Cowgirls had won six of seven, and five of six since point guard Roddricka Patton moved into the starting lineup.
The Cowgirls continued their offensive struggles. They scored just 42 points in a loss to Texas, and then shot 26 percent in a 47-44 win over Texas Tech before shooting just 26 percent against the Sooners.
"Our margin for error is not very high, and it's very important that we have everybody play well," Oklahoma State coach Jim Littell said.
Still, powered by one of the Big 12's best defensive squads, Oklahoma State led 20-19 at halftime. The Cowgirls shot 18 percent before the break for its worst shooting half of the season.
Oklahoma shot just 22 percent in the first half and posted its lowest-scoring half of the season.
"Everybody was playing like you just had three Red Bulls before you ran out on the floor," Coale said. "We were wound up."
Two 3-pointers by Little and two layups by Williams powered a 10-2 run as the Sooners took a 36-30 lead early in the second half and led the rest of the way.
"I give Oklahoma credit, but I thought we played horrible," Littell said.
