Five in Double Figures as Sooners Top Tech

Tuesday, March 1

Lubbock, Texas

6:30 PM

University of Oklahoma

Texas Tech

Five in Double Figures as Sooners Top Tech

March 01, 2016 | Women's Basketball

By: Tyler Pigg

^24/22OKLAHOMA

Texas Tech

Stat Comparison
Category	OU	TTU
Points	70	60
FGM-A	24-53	24-60
FG%	.453	.400
3 FGM-A	8-17	3-15
3 FG%	.471	.200
FTM-A	14-17	9-14
FT%	.824	.643
Rebounds	33	33
Assists	13	10
Turnovers	21	21
Blocks	4	1
Steals	11	14

Individual Leaders
Category	OU	TTU
Points	Carter - 15	CookTaylor - 18
Rebounds	K. Williams - 8	Sanders - 9
Assists	Edwards - 3	Four Players - 9
Steals	Edwards - 3	Bowser - 5
Blocks	Pierre-Louis - 2	CookTaylor - 1

LUBBOCK, Texas – Five Sooners scored in double figures as No. 24 Oklahoma women's basketball defeated Texas Tech, 70-60, at United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday night.

Gioya Carter led the Sooners (20-9, 11-7 Big 12) with 15 points, all coming in the second half, while Vionise Pierre-Louis and Maddie Manning chipped in 11 points against Texas Tech (12-17, 3-15 Big 12).

T'ona Edwards and Peyton Little both scored 10 points apiece as Oklahoma earned its 20^th victory of the year. The Sooners have won at least 20 games 14 times in the Sherri Coale era.

The Sooners jumped out to a 23-15 lead after the first quarter as Manning scored all of her 11 points in the opening frame. The redshirt junior hit three 3-pointers in the first period, which tied a career high.

Texas Tech clawed back into the game by holding OU to just eight points in the second quarter, trimming the Sooners' lead to 31-25 at halftime.

OU saw its advantage cut down to 34-32 at the 8:13 mark in the third quarter, but Carter provided a spark for the Sooners with 15 points in the second half. The Sooners, who were 13-of-25 (.520) from the field in the second half, stretched their lead to 63-50 to with 2:17 to go.

The Sooners finished with a .453 shooting percentage while holding Texas Tech to a .400 clip. From behind the arc, OU hit 8-of-17 (.471) from 3-point range and limited the Lady Raiders to just 3-of-15. OU also outscored Texas Tech, 30-24, in the paint and finished with a 23-9 advantage in bench points.

Oklahoma will begin postseason play Saturday at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Sooners will be the No. 5 seed and face No. 4 seed Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. CT at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

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