No. 21 Oklahoma women beat No. 24 West Virginia 57-54
NORMAN, Okla. -- Peyton Little scored all of her 23 points in the second half and No. 21 Oklahoma rallied to beat No. 24 West Virginia 57-54 Wednesday night.
The Sooners (14-5, 5-3 Big 12) trailed 32-20 at the half and took the lead for good at 44-42 on Gabbi Ortiz's layup with 18 seconds left in the third quarter.
Little's layup pushed the lead to 51-44, capping a 13-2 run that spanned both quarters. Gioya Carter finished with 12 points.
West Virginia (16-5, 5-3) closed within 56-53 in the final minute. But Teana Muldrow missed a 3 that would have tied it with 27 seconds left. Jessica Morton made 1 of 2 free throws nine seconds later, Little made 1 of 2 foul shots to answer, and Morton missed a shot in the final seconds.
Muldrow led the Mountaineers with 16 points. Bria Holmes scored 12 and Morton and Tynice Martin added 10 each.
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2021-22 Big 12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Baylor | 15-3 | - | 28-7 |
Iowa State | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
Texas | 13-5 | 2 | 29-7 |
Oklahoma | 12-6 | 3 | 25-9 |
Kansas | 11-7 | 4 | 21-10 |
Kansas State | 9-9 | 6 | 20-13 |
West Virginia | 7-11 | 8 | 15-15 |
Texas Tech | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
Oklahoma State | 3-15 | 12 | 9-20 |
TCU | 2-16 | 13 | 6-22 |