Women's Hoops Blog

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Sunday, January 28, 2007

Texas A&M answered the doubters by beating the Sooners. Oklahoma had not lost a Big XII conference game since 2005.

The eventful, low-scoring game included stitches for Courtney Paris, a heroic block by A&M's Danielle Gant, a long scoreless drought for OU, foul trouble for everyone, and a two-shot technical foul on Oklahoma's coach Coale, whose two points became the Aggies' margin of victory.

A&M's LaToya Michaux apparently did a great job single-covering Courtney. Michaux: "I figured if she don't touch it, she can't score." OU's star center finished with 12 and 20; Atunrase led A&M with 18, but hurt her ankle with over a minute to play-- we'll let you know if we hear it's serious.

In other low-scoring Big XII action, Texas Tech just barely beat the Longhorns on Alesha Robertson's last-play trey: it looks like TTU's best win all year.

And in Lincoln, Nebraska made beating Kansas look easy. No, it already looked easy. Should Nebraska-- who lost to Minnesota, but beat Texas, Mizzou, and Kansas State-- be ranked? If not, who's your number 25?