Liz Scott completed with 20 factors and eight rebounds and No. 16 Oklahoma breezed to its fourth straight win with an 85-68 victory over Kansas State on Sunday.
Scott made 8 of 13 pictures from the ground and 4 of 6 free throws for the Sooners (20-4, 10-3), who closed inside a recreation of No. 20 Texas within the Big 12 Conference race for first place. She additionally blocked two pictures.
Madi Williams scored 16 on 8-of-10 capturing for Oklahoma. She added 5 assists and 4 rebounds, but additionally had seven of her staff’s 20 turnovers. Aubrey Joens pitched in with 11 factors and 6 boards off the bench, whereas Ana Llanusa scored 10 earlier than fouling out.
Gabby Gregory carried the load for the Wildcats (14-11, 3-9) with 24 factors and 6 rebounds. Gregory hit 6 of 19 pictures with two 3-pointers and 10 of 11 free throws. Serena Sundell, together with twin sisters Jaelyn and Brylee Glenn, all scored 12 factors and grabbed 4 rebounds.
Llanusa scored 5 factors and Oklahoma sank 8 of 15 first-quarter pictures to seize a 20-15 lead. Scott scored eight of her 12 first-half factors within the second quarter and the Sooners took a 41-26 lead into intermission.
Joens got here off the bench to attain 11 factors within the third quarter and the Sooners outscored the Wildcats by eight to take a 68-44 lead into the ultimate interval.
Oklahoma’s Taylor Robertson, the Division I profession chief in 3-pointers made, didn’t join till the fourth quarter when she buried two to push her profession complete to 513. She completed with seven factors. Robertson set a Sooners report together with her 141st profession begin, transferring previous (*16*) Robinson (2008-12) for the highest spot.
The Sooners completed a bucket shy of their per recreation common of 87 factors — solely Iowa (87.6) averages extra. Oklahoma got here into the sport having topped 90 factors in three straight video games for the primary time in program historical past.
Oklahoma, which leads the nation averaging 21 assists per recreation, completed with 27 on 34 baskets in opposition to Okay-State.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma: The Sooners return house to play Texas Tech on Wednesday.
Kansas State: The Wildcats host Baylor on Wednesday.
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