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OU women's basketball team beat out Kansas Jayhawks in overtime
by   |  January 31, 2012  |  

Oklahoma survived a scrappy Kansas Jayhawks squad Tuesday night, coming out on top 74-68 in an overtime victory at Allen fieldhouse in Lawrence.

The clock ticked down to 2:14 left in the game as sophomore guard Morgan Hook took a pass from junior guard Whitney Hand behind the 3 point line and fired. The shot found the bottom of the bucket and gave the Sooners the lead, putting all the pressure back on the home team.

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Redshirt junior Whitney Hand, Baylor Jan. 26 2012. (Astrud Reed/ The Daily)

The Sooners had been 0 for 9 from the field up to that point but Hook drained the one that mattered and OU had the lead for the first time since leading 25-24 with four seconds left in the first half. But the fireworks weren’t done yet, and neither were Hook’s heroics.

After a timely 3 of their own, Kansas found themselves playing an overtime game against the Sooners.

The Sooners trailed for the majority of the overtime period, but Hook showed back up when it mattered, making a layup to bring it within one. She then dished it to freshman guard Sharane Campbell for the Sooners’s second made 3 pointer of the game to take the lead for the final time.

Oklahoma then simply had to make its free throws down the stretch and ride out the last couple minutes for the 74-68 win.

Hook, Hand and Campbell put the Sooners on their shoulders, scoring a combined 50 of the team’s 74 points, including the last 21 of the contest.

Hook led the game in assists with four and Campbell swiped an impressive four steals as well. Where Campbell really shined was in her consistency, she shot an impressive 80 percent from the field and six-for-nine at the charity stripe.

Freshman forward Kaylon Williams was clutch as well, notching eight points on five shot attempts, gathering in a team best 10 rebounds and holding Kansas’ freshman forward Aishah Sutherland to just nine points.

The Jayhawks were led by Oklahoma native, junior guard Angel Goodrich who scored 18 points, pulled down nine boards and dished six assists.

One of the biggest stories of the game however, was the continued struggles of Sooners’ sophomore guard Aaryn Ellenberg. She scored just one point, going 0-for-6 from the field and splitting a pair of free throws, her third straight game without a made 3 point attempt.

The Sooners look to extend their winning streak to three when they host the second half of the Bedlam series at noon on Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center.

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