The $64K Question?

ST. LOUIS, MO -- Can Courtney Paris lead Oklahoma to a national championship, or will she have to pay back $64,000 for her OU athletic scholarship as she promised if they did not win?

The first half of semifinal game #1 was all Oklahoma. No matter what Louisville tried, OU had an answer. In reality, UL looked scared while taking bad shots and not trying to run good plays. UL did not score a point until the 14:13 mark (free throw) and didn't make their first basket until the 12:36 mark. Until this moment, UL had missed their first 13 field goal attempts. OU took advantage of this and built a 12 point lead going into the locker room.

But UL made the necessary adjustments in the second half and played like they were the favorites, not backing down to OU. UL took its first lead, 37-35, at the 14:59 mark in the second half and was not going to give it up easily. During the second half, the score was tied 6 times and the lead changed 3 times. Neither team was going to back down, and because of this, you knew the game was going to come down to the last shot.

With 1 second left in the game, OU's Nyeshia Stevenson shoots a trey for the win, and the OU Nation goes silent, as the ball rattles in & out and the buzzer sounds to end the game. Final Score: UL 61, OU 59.

Ms. Courtney Paris, please make check or money order payable to: University of Oklahoma Athletic Department.