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Sunday, Jan. 28 1:00pm ET
Hill and Dales lead Sooners to win RECAP | BOX SCORE
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Since losing to No. 7 Iowa State on a
game-winning shot, Oklahoma guard Stacey Dales says the Sooners
have worked on establishing themselves early in games.
That work has paid off.
In the three weeks since the loss to Iowa State, Oklahoma (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today poll, No. 12 AP)
has five straight conference wins, including an 84-66 victory over
Texas Tech (No. 8, No. 9) Sunday.
"I thought it was incredibly important that we stopped any
momentum Texas Tech tried to build," Dales said. "Three weeks
ago, that was our problem.
"Ever since the Iowa State game, we've established ourselves."
Against the Lady Raiders, Oklahoma got going from the opening
tip.
Oklahoma (15-4, 6-1) never trailed after taking an 8-0 lead over
Texas Tech (15-3, 6-1).
The Lady Raiders missed their first five shots and committed two
turnovers during that stretch. The Sooners led 39-27 at halftime.
Natalie Richie's 3-pointer with 5:51 left cut Oklahoma's lead to
65-55, the closest Tech would get the rest of the way. Richie came
off the bench to finish with a career-high 15 points.
The Sooners pressured the Lady Raiders' perimeter shooters,
limiting Tech to 37.7 percent shooting.
"I was a little disappointed at how we handled their pressure
early in the game," said Texas Tech coach Marsha Sharp, who was
denied her 450th victory Sunday. "Every time that we made a
mistake, they made us pay for it."
The win put Oklahoma in a tie with Texas Tech and Iowa State for
first place in the Big 12 Conference standings.
"This is a very big win for our program," Oklahoma coach
Sherri Coale said. "It puts us in the driver's seat in the Big
12."
"We're back in control of our own destiny, and we haven't had
that luxury in a couple of weeks."
Oklahoma's Caton Hill led all scorers with 22 points. Dales
finished with 21 points and six assists, while LaNeishea Caufield
scored 19 points for the Sooners.
Jia Perkins had 15 points and Plenette Pierson scored 12 and
grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for Texas Tech.
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