Sooners Score 100 Points, Hold Off No. 21 Tennessee in Norman

Sunday, February 22

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Sooners Score 100 Points, Hold Off No. 21 Tennessee in Norman

February 22, 2026 | Women's Basketball

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By: OU Athletics Communications

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Raegan Beers, who averages a double-double, had 18 points and 18 rebounds in No. 11 Oklahoma's foul-filled 100-93 win over No. 21 Tennessee on Sunday.

Sahara Williams had 22 points and Aaliyah Chavez scored 19 points for the Sooners (21-6, 9-5 SEC). Payton Verhulst scored 17 points and Zya Vann added 15 as Oklahoma's starters all scored in double figures and totaled 93 points.

There were 53 fouls and 79 free-throw attempts. Oklahoma made 36 of 46 free throws and Tennessee made 23 of 33. Oklahoma made more free throws than baskets (30).

Tennessee's Jaida Civil opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer that cut Oklahoma's lead to 71-67. A few minutes later the Lady Vols were within three points before Oklahoma tacked on four free throws at the beginning of an 8-2 run.

A layup by Williams gave Oklahoma an 86-77 lead with 4:14 remaining. The Sooners attempted only two more shots the rest of the game and they scored their last 14 points on free throws.

Talaysia Cooper scored 22 points, Civil 21 and Nya Robertson 18 for Tennessee (16-10, 8-6). Civil had 10 rebounds. The freshman played 33 minutes off the bench and collected her first double-double.

Tennessee led throughout the first quarter and it was 22-20 heading to the second period. An 8-0 run got the Sooners within 30-29 and a 3-pointer from Vann gave them their only lead of the first half, 47-45 at the break.

POSTGAME NOTES

• No. 11 Oklahoma (21-6, 9-5 SEC) won its third straight game against a top-25 opponent Sunday, toppling No. 21 Tennessee 100-93 in Norman. The Sooners have won four straight overall, and the three consecutive ranked wins mark the first time in program history OU has posted a trio of consecutive regular-season victories over AP Top-25 teams.

• Oklahoma's 100 points were the second-most a Tennessee team has ever allowed in a conference game and the third most surrendered in program history. The Sooners also extended their program record with their seventh 100-point games this season. The 100 points scored by OU were its fourth most ever against a ranked opponent, and second most of the Baranczyk era vs. top-25 foes (102 at LSU in 2025).

• Oklahoma owns one of the nation's top resumes with six Quad 1 wins, tied for seventh most nationally, along with five victories over ranked teams. All of Oklahoma's losses have come to ranked foes, with five of the six at the hands of then top-six teams.

• The back-and-forth contest featured nine lead changes, the second most in an OU game this season (13 vs. South Carolina). Tennessee led much of the first half before a 7-0 run to end the second quarter gave Oklahoma a 47-45 halftime lead. OU improved to 18-0 when leading at the break, outscored the Lady Vols by five in the third quarter and sealed the win by scoring 19 of its 29 fourth-quarter points at the free throw line.

• Oklahoma set a program record with 36 made free throws, surpassing the previous mark of 35 set against Texas A&M (Jan. 17, 2001) and Louisville (Nov. 7, 2013). OU's 29 second-half free throws also set a school record, topping the previous high of 27 against Stephen F. Austin in 1998. The Sooners attempted 46 free throws overall, including 35 in the second half.

• Raegan Beers nearly recorded a 20-point, 20-rebound game, finishing with 18 points and 18 boards in 28 minutes. The center shot 6-of-12 from the field and 6-of-9 at the line. She was aiming to become the first Sooner since Courtney Paris in February 2009 to post a 20-20 performance. The double-double was Beers' SEC-leading 18th of the season and nation-leading 63rd of her career. She had 14 points and 10 rebounds in the second half alone and now owns two single-half double-doubles in SEC play this season, while the rest of the league has three combined.

• All five Oklahoma starters scored in double figures as the nation's second-highest scoring starting lineup combined for 93 points. OU improved to 10-1 this season when five players score at least 10 points.

• Junior Sahara Williams led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting, adding nine rebounds and a team-high four assists. Four of her six career 20-point games have come this season, including her first of SEC play Sunday.

• Aaliyah Chavez added 21 points, going a perfect 10-of-10 performance from the free throw line. She also recorded four assists, three rebounds and two steals in 32 minutes. Her final free throw was her 47th consecutive make, tying Ole Miss' Crystal Allen for the longest streak in SEC history. Chavez trails only Taylor Robertson (59) in the OU record book.

• Payton Verhulst went 8-of-8 at the free throw line en route to 17 points, while Zya Vann added 15 points and three steals.

• Oklahoma controlled the glass, outrebounding Tennessee 47-34. The Sooners, who entered the day ranked fifth nationally in rebounding margin, improved to 20-3 when outrebounding their opponent. OU grabbed 22 offensive boards that turned into 22 second-chance points.

• The Sooners have won six games by single digits this season, including each of their last four. Since Jennie Baranczyk arrived in 2021, OU is 39-15 in single-digit contests.

• Oklahoma has now earned 21 ranked wins under Baranczyk and clinched a winning conference record for the sixth straight season. The Sooners have reached double-digit conference wins every year under the fifth-year head coach and will have a chance to do so again next week.

• Oklahoma remains home Thursday to host Arkansas at 6 p.m. for Senior Night, honoring Raegan Beers, Beatrice Culliton and Payton Verhulst. The Sooners then travel to Missouri on Sunday for the regular-season finale.