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02/15 17:15 CST No. 10 Oklahoma holds off No. 23 Alabama 79-71 after late
fourth-quarter surge
No. 10 Oklahoma holds off No. 23 Alabama 79-71 after late fourth-quarter surge
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) --- Raegan Beers scored 21 points and Payton Verhulst
added 17 to help No. 10 Oklahoma beat 23rd-ranked Alabama 79-71 on Sunday.
Oklahoma led by double digits on three separate occasions, but each time
Alabama cut the deficit down to four points or less.
The Sooners (19-6, 7-5 SEC) rallied behind freshman Aaliyah Chavez's nine
points in the fourth quarter to win the game, she finished with 15 points, six
rebounds and six assists.
Oklahoma had its struggles offensively- --- missing five of its first six shots
from the field and only shooting 23% from 3-point range and 58% from the free
throw line for the game. Turnovers were also an issue with 19 which resulted in
15 Alabama points.
Alabama (20-6, 6-6) was led by Ta'Mia Scott's 17 points and 11 apiece by
Jessica Timmons and Ace Austin.
The Crimson Tide featured a more balanced scoring attack with six players with
at least eight points, but couldn't hold off the Sooners down the stretch to
secure a second win over a top 10 team this season.
Alabama rallied to take a 57-54 lead in the third quarter by using an 18-4 run
--- its first advantage since early in the opening quarter. However the Crimson
Tide only made three of 15 shots the rest of the way and were outscored 21-11
in the final quarter.
Oklahoma had 14 offensive rebounds which led to 19 second chance points and was
plus-20 on the boards for the game.
Up next Oklahoma travels to Georgia on Thursday. Alabama hosts No. 3 South Carolina on Thursday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
Up next Oklahoma travels to Georgia on Thursday. Alabama hosts No. 3 South Carolina on Thursday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball
