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Thursday, January 26, 2006

After going up against and outperforming, among others Jessica Davenport and Sophia Young (at least statistically), Courtney Paris continued the trend against All-American Tiffany Jackson in a 75-57 win over Texas.

Courtney recorded her 12th straight double double in scoring a career high 32 points and grabbing 16 rebounds. Even her teammates are impressed by the freshman phenom. “I catch myself standing and watching all the time, when I should be cutting or getting open,” Britney Brown said.

Texas had won eight of its previous nine games against Oklahoma before Wednesday. The last two seasons, Oklahoma had no solution against the 6-foot-3 Jackson. Last night, Courtney's twin Ashley did the job on the defensive end, holding Jackson to 11 points on 5-13 shooting.

Jackson did not start the game guarding Courtney and Texas usually only used single coverage, but Jackson ended up fouling out in the second half. The Longhorns' two centers, Aubry Cook and Ashley Lindsey, combined for seven fouls, mostly while trying to guard Courtney. Jackson explains the difficulty with trying to contain Courtney. "Courtney’s really crafty. You may deny her. Then she pins you for the next pass. You may take away her shot but she’s a great passer."

With the win, Oklahoma moved to 6-0 in the Big XII. They play second place Texas A&M on Saturday in College Station.