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By The Numbers: Uncommon Comeback

By The Numbers: Uncommon Comeback

February 08, 2017 | Women's Basketball

NORMAN -- No. 19/20 Oklahoma rallied from a 15-point deficit to top West Virginia, 90-87, in double overtime Tuesday night at Lloyd Noble Center. How did the Sooners complete the comeback? We dive into the key numbers and stats from OU's ninth straight home victory.

11:35

After WVU's Lanay Montgomery scored at the 9:33 mark in the fourth quarter, the Sooners forced 13 straight missed shots into the first overtime period and held the Mountaineers without a basket from the field for 11:35.

33

Vionise Pierre-Louis' 33 points set a career high and she also led the Sooners with 13 rebounds in 30 minutes of action. Pierre-Louis became the 21st player in school history to score at least 30 points in a single game. She scored 31 of her 33 points after halftime.

50/48

Peyton Little and Gabbi Ortiz became the first players in school history to play more than 45 minutes in a single game. Little set the school record by playing all 50 minutes and finishing with 13 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Ortiz played 48 minutes, scored nine points, had seven rebounds and logged four assists. She finished 9-of-12 at the free throw line.

29

After allowing the Mountaineers to take the lead early in the game, OU's defense helped the Sooners work their way back into the game by forcing 21 WVU turnovers. The Sooners converted those chances by scoring 29 points off of WVU miscues, OU's most against a Big 12 opponent this year.

25

OU hit 25 of 34 free throw attempts against West Virginia. During's OU furious comeback, the Sooners hit 12-of-14 attempts from the foul line in the fourth quarter and in both overtime sessions.

68

When ranked in the AP Poll, Oklahoma is 68-3 against unranked Big 12 home teams. OU's last loss came against an unranked conference foe at Lloyd Noble Center came in 2008 versus Texas.

2

OU only has two more home games left this season and the Sooners need you for both! Oklahoma faces Texas on Saturday, Feb. 18 for its annual"Play4Kay" game, before closing Big 12 play with Baylor on Monday, Feb. 27.
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