Ags 73, OU 59
Well, so much for a close ball game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Oklahoma Sooners. The Aggies defeated the Sooners 73 to 59 before 5,043 fans gathered at Reed Arena on Senior Night. With the win (and a win by Oklahoma State over Baylor), Texas A&M clinched the fourth seed in next week's Big 12 Tournament and knocked the Sooners to the 5th seed. Ironically, if OU wins their first round match-up against 12th seed Missouri (Tuesday, March 11, 2:30pm), OU and Texas A&M will square off once again in the quarterfinals (Wednesday, March 12, 2:30pm).
Texas A&M (23-7, 11-5) led OU 33 to 26 at halftime. Both teams struggled to take good care of the basketball in the first half. Oklahoma (21-7, 11-5) turned the ball over 12 times while A&M committed 11 turnovers.
The Aggies used a 29 to 10 second-half run to blow the game wide open. A&M led by as many as 26 points in the second half.
“It was a good solid game,” said Aggies head coach Gary Blair after the game. “Our shot selection was excellent in the first half. We were shooting mid-range shots, because we could not get into the hole because of the Paris twins. I thought we did a good job particularly on Ashley Paris and Amanda Thompson. It was a very good defensive effort by our team. I wasn’t really pleased with how the game ended. We let them right back into the ballgame with our inability to hit free throws and our turnovers.”
With the Aggies leading 64 to 38 at the 5:22 mark of the second half, the only drama to remain in the game would be if OU's Courtney Paris could extend her spectacular double-double streak to 89 consecutive games.
Paris grabbed seven rebounds in the game's final five minutes to finish with 11 rebounds to go along with her game-high 27 points.
“I thought one of the huge keys to the game is what we did with (Courtney) Paris on the boards,” said Coach Blair. “She got eight rebounds in the last six minutes of the game mainly off of our missed frees throws. We weren’t trying to get her from keeping her from getting a double-double. That was the furthest thing from our mind. We wanted her to work for everything and she was having to do it.”
Other than Courtney Paris (11 for 18 from the field), the Sooners struggled to make shot attempts. OU finished the game 23 for 67 (34.3%) from the field.
“We just needed to make some shots,” Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said. “They do a great job of pressuring the basketball. It was a very physical game, hard for us to get loose.”
Junior forward Danielle Gant led the Aggies with 21 points -- on her 21st birthday -- and a game-high 12 rebounds.
“Twenty-one points on (Danielle) Gant’s 21st birthday, there’s your headline,” joked Coach Blair.
Texas A&M (23-7, 11-5) led OU 33 to 26 at halftime. Both teams struggled to take good care of the basketball in the first half. Oklahoma (21-7, 11-5) turned the ball over 12 times while A&M committed 11 turnovers.
The Aggies used a 29 to 10 second-half run to blow the game wide open. A&M led by as many as 26 points in the second half.
“It was a good solid game,” said Aggies head coach Gary Blair after the game. “Our shot selection was excellent in the first half. We were shooting mid-range shots, because we could not get into the hole because of the Paris twins. I thought we did a good job particularly on Ashley Paris and Amanda Thompson. It was a very good defensive effort by our team. I wasn’t really pleased with how the game ended. We let them right back into the ballgame with our inability to hit free throws and our turnovers.”
With the Aggies leading 64 to 38 at the 5:22 mark of the second half, the only drama to remain in the game would be if OU's Courtney Paris could extend her spectacular double-double streak to 89 consecutive games.
Paris grabbed seven rebounds in the game's final five minutes to finish with 11 rebounds to go along with her game-high 27 points.
“I thought one of the huge keys to the game is what we did with (Courtney) Paris on the boards,” said Coach Blair. “She got eight rebounds in the last six minutes of the game mainly off of our missed frees throws. We weren’t trying to get her from keeping her from getting a double-double. That was the furthest thing from our mind. We wanted her to work for everything and she was having to do it.”
Other than Courtney Paris (11 for 18 from the field), the Sooners struggled to make shot attempts. OU finished the game 23 for 67 (34.3%) from the field.
“We just needed to make some shots,” Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said. “They do a great job of pressuring the basketball. It was a very physical game, hard for us to get loose.”
Junior forward Danielle Gant led the Aggies with 21 points -- on her 21st birthday -- and a game-high 12 rebounds.
“Twenty-one points on (Danielle) Gant’s 21st birthday, there’s your headline,” joked Coach Blair.
posted by Kris Gardner @ 12:46 AM
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