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January 14, 2004 | Women's Basketball
Maria Villarroel scored 21 points, and Leah Rush had six of her 17 in overtime to lead No. 15 Oklahoma to a 65-56 victory Wednesday night over Texas A&M.
Tocarra Williams went the length of the floor for Texas A&M with 26 seconds remaining to tie the game at 55-55 and force the overtime. The Sooners (12-2, 2-1 Big 12) outscored Texas A&M (7-7, 0-3) 10-1 in the extra session, with the Aggies missing all nine of their shots.
Williams led A&M with 13 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, but she made just five of 24 shots.
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Oklahoma survived 23 turnovers and poor shooting early on to erase a 13-point deficit.
Williams' first rebound of the game made her the fifth player in NCAA women's basketball history to post career totals of more than 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 600 assists and 350 steals.
The Aggies advantage of 10 early turnovers and poor shooting by the Sooners to take a 33-23 halftime lead.
But Erin Higgins entered the game with Oklahoma down by 10 and hit a pair of 3-pointers in less than a minute to spark the Sooners on a 14-0 run in the second half. Oklahoma was 0-for-9 from 3-point range and shooting just 26 percent from the field before the run.
The Aggies were 0-9 from the field during the overtime, and shot just 28 percent for the game.