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          No. 13 West Virginia rallies to nip Oklahoma 76-75

          Feb 13, 2014
          • Associated Press

          NORMAN, Okla. -- Bria Holmes scored 19 points as No. 13 West Virginia rallied to defeat Oklahoma 76-75 in a wild finish Thursday.

          Averee Fields hit a jumper with 13 seconds left to put the Mountaineers up 75-74. After Morgan Hook missed a contested layup at 2 seconds, Taylor Palmer made 1 of 2 free throws. However, after she missed the second free throw she committed a foul but T'ona Edwards made only 1 of 2 free throws with 0.3 seconds left.

          The Mountaineers (21-3, 10-2 Big 12) made 24 of 27 free throws while the Sooners (15-10, 6-6) were 26 of 38, 4 of 10 down the stretch, when they missed their last six shots.

          Aaryn Ellensburg scored 18 points to move into second on Oklahoma's career list with 2,190 points

          Oklahoma, up 44-33 at the half, shot 9 of 30 in the second half while West Virginia was 14 of 30.