Published: February 8, 2010
No. 13 OU women’s basketball defeated No. 10 Oklahoma State 77-66 in a Bedlam upset on the road Saturday. The Sooners have won 21 of the last 22 meetings between the two teams.
The game was a battle for the best team in the state, but also a battle for the best at the point guard position. Saturday’s game highlighted two of the best point guards in the nation: OU junior Danielle Robinson and OSU senior Andrea Riley.
Robinson got the best of Riley this time around.
Robinson led the Sooners’ scoring offensive with 36 points in the contest. Saturday’s point total was a career high for the Sooner who had been struggling recently to stay of the floor with foul trouble.
Robinson managed to limit or spread out her fouls and spent all but two minutes of the game on the court. This benefited the Sooners who took a six-point lead in the second half with 3 minutes remaining and held on tight.
Robinson also added nine rebounds against the Cowgirls. The Sooners out-rebounded OSU 49-31, led by senior Amanda Thompson with 10 boards. The Sooners are 15-0 when they out-rebound their opponent.
Even though the Cowgirls ended up on the losing end of Bedlam, it was not without a significant contribution from Riley.
The senior sharp-shooter finished the game with 30 points, exceeding her 25.8 average going into the game.
Riley’s Cowgirls opened up the game with a lead, and despite OU’s tough play, held onto a two-point lead at halftime. It just wasn’t enough to hold off the Sooners in the second half.
The problem for Riley was that despite Tegan Cunningham adding 16 points, she had very little help from her supporting cast. Robinson had senior Nyeshia Stevenson and senior Abi Olajuwon add 12 and 14 points, respectively.
Robinson and the Sooners claimed the Bedlam victory, but must now turn their attention to Wednesday when OU will face Baylor at 7 p.m. in Norman. Baylor beat the Sooners 57-47 earlier this season.
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