Sooners Sweep Bedlam in Stillwater

Wednesday, March 2

Stillwater, Okla.

6:30 PM

University of Oklahoma

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Oklahoma State

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Oklahoma

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March 02, 2022 | Women's Basketball

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By: OU Athletics Communications

STILLWATER, Okla. – Powered by a 79-76 on Wednesday night, the Oklahoma women's basketball team swept the Phillips 66 Bedlam Series for the 21st time in program history. Led by Taylor Robertson's second career double-double, the Sooners erased a six-point halftime deficit to knock off the Cowgirls in Stillwater.

With the win, Oklahoma (23-6, 12-5) remains in the hunt for the No. 3 seed at next week's Big 12 Championship, and the Sooners are guaranteed no worse than the No. 4 seed as the league enters its final weekend of the regular season.

"What a game for the state of Oklahoma," head coach Jennie Baranczyk said after the win. "It was really fun and that's how it's supposed to be – even if you don't really want it to be like that. I thought Oklahoma State was phenomenal…and I'm just really, really proud of our team. I thought we didn't play well at times, but when push came to shove, we played together and we found each other – and that's really fun."

The Sooners got off to a hot start vs. their in-state rival Oklahoma State (8-18, 3-14), jumping out to an 11-point lead in the first quarter. But the Cowgirls held Oklahoma scoreless over the final 4:27 of the first half to outscore Baranczyk's team 30-13 in the second quarter to take a 42-36 lead into the break.

OU made its halftime adjustments and opened the third quarter on a 20-4 run to take a 10-point lead at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Cowgirl head coach Jim Littell was given a technical foul, which sparked an 8-0 Cowgirl run to close the gap. The teams traded buckets for the remainder of the quarter, and the Sooners held a 60-57 lead as the teams prepped for the fourth.

With 5:12 left in the contest, Lexi Keys hit one of her five 3-pointers to give OSU a 69-66 lead, but then Oklahoma caught fire. Kennady Tucker and Taylor Robertson drained back-to-back treys, and Norman product Kelbie Washington added a layup to grow the OU lead to five. Oklahoma State responded with a pair of buckets to cut it to 77-76. Robertson, the NCAA's active leader in career free throw percentage, sunk a pair of free throws to give the Sooners a three-point lead. The Cowgirls got a pair of 3-pointers off in the final six seconds, but neither fell, giving Oklahoma the 79-76 win and the season sweep.

The Sooners led for over 32 minutes Wednesday but the game featured six lead changes. Oklahoma improved to 6-1 in games decided by five points or fewer.

Taylor Robertson notched her second career double-double by scoring 19 points and adding a career-high 11 rebounds. Robertson, who scored 12 points in the fourth quarter vs. K-State on Saturday, scored 10 of her 19 in the fourth quarter to put the game on ice. Skylar Vann matched Robertson's 19 points behind a career-high 13 first-half points.

The Sooners shot 43% from behind the arc and 49% from the field in the win. More impressively, the Crimson and Cream made 18 of its 22 attempts from the charity stripe while the Cowgirls shot 58% at the line. OU outrebounded Oklahoma State 42-32 to improve to 13-0 on the season when winning on the glass.

Oklahoma now has 12 conference wins for the ninth time in program history and for the first time since 2016-17. Oklahoma's 23 wins on the season are the most since the 2016-17 team.

Paired with an Iowa State win, the Sooners can lock up the No. 3 seed on Saturday by defeating Kansas (19-8, 10-7) in Norman on Senior Day. The game is slated for 2 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center and will air on Bally Sports Oklahoma.