Oklahoma Women dominate West Virginia 93-68 at the Lloyd Noble Center

The Sooners went on a 30-3 run spanning the first and second quarters, and that’s all they needed to get a 93-68 win over West Virginia, led by Skylar Vann’s 16 points.

The Oklahoma Sooners had five players in double figures, led by Skylar Vann’s 16 points off the bench to hold server at home in their 93-68 win over West Virginia on Saturday.

The two sides battled back and forth for much of the first quarter. The Sooners were up 16-14 with 4:20 left in the first. And then it was all Oklahoma. The Sooners went on a 30-3 run and were up 46-17 with 5:48 remaining in the second. The Mountaineers didn’t have an answer and the Sooners were able to cruise to the 25-point win.

Vann was 7 of 12 from the floor and added eight rebounds, three steals, and three assists to lead the Sooners. Ana Llanusa and Liz Scott each chipped in 15 points and Neveah Tot had 12.

“We played really well today,” head coach Jennie Baranczyk said. “It was a really fun day for us, and I thought that our crowd was awesome. I thought that our defensive intensity really fueled us, which it needed to, because West Virginia is really good. They have two of the best guards in this league, and it took an entire team effort to guard them.”

On a night when Madi Williams was limited to 11 points, and Taylor Robertson had six. The Sooners needed a lift from their secondary scorers, and they provided.

Vann, Llanusa, Scott, and Tot combined to shoot 57.9% from the field. That group poured in 58 of Oklahoma’s 93 points in the win.

With the win, the Sooners move to 18-4 overall and 8-3 in Big 12 play. After losing two in a row to Texas and Iowa State, the Sooners have bounced back with big wins over TCU and West Virginia. A game behind first-place Texas, the Sooners prepare for another key matchup when the go on the road to face Baylor.

Here’s a look at the best pictures from the Oklahoma Sooners 93-68 win over West Virginia.

Oklahoma Sooners offense rolling after win over Oklahoma State

Jennie Baranczyk and the Oklahoma Sooners are rolling as they lead the Big 12 and are third in the nation in scoring.

The Oklahoma Sooners have been on a roll to start Big 12 play. After their win over Oklahoma State, they’ve now won five straight and are 6-1 in the Big 12, which is good for first place in the conference.

They continue to score at an incredible rate. They’re third in the nation in scoring, averaging 87.3 points per game. That puts them just 0.9 points per game behind the No. 4 (Coaches Poll) team in the nation, the undefeated LSU Tigers. The other team in front of the Sooners is the 14-4 Iowa Hawkeyes, who are currently the No. 9 team in the most recent USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

The Sooners are playing great team basketball along the way, leading the nation in assists per game with 21.2, tied with the UConn Huskies.

[autotag]Madi Williams[/autotag] is fourth in the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 16.4 points per game. In the win over Oklahoma State, she scored 26 points, marking the sixth time this season she’s had more than 20 points. It’s the fourth time since December 21 that she’s crossed the 20-point mark in a game. She’s also forcing teams to respect her when she’s outside the paint, knocking down 2.3 three-pointers per game. That ability allows [autotag]Jennie Baranczyk[/autotag] to spread the floor, providing opportunities for other Sooners to make plays in the offense.

[autotag]Taylor Robertson[/autotag] continues to be clutch for Oklahoma. In last night’s comeback win over Oklahoma State, she scored all 15 of her points in the second half. She leads the Big 12 in three-pointers made per game with 2.7 and three-point shooting percentage at 41..5%.

Oklahoma’s getting contributions from deep in the lineup. Four players average more than 10 points per game; Williams, Robertson, [autotag]Ana Llanusa[/autotag], and [autotag]Skylar Vann[/autotag]. Llanusa is the Sooners’ second-leading scorer at 13.3 points per game.

If you include [autotag]Neveah Tot[/autotag] (8.6) and [autotag]Liz Scott[/autotag] (7.9), Oklahoma has six players averaging eight points per game or more on the season. But the scoring of those six players only accounts for 60.9% of their team average on the season. Baranczyk is getting contributions from a number of women in her lineup.

She’s gone deep into the bench and has 10 players averaging 10 minutes or more per game on the season and eight players averaging 14.8 minutes or more per game.

As of ESPN’s latest Bracketology from Friday, the Sooners are projected to be a four-seed in the Women’s NCAA Tournament. A win over projected six-seeded Oklahoma State could help improve their bracketology stock when ESPN updates it later this week.

They’re a force to be reckoned with and have a chance to win their first Big 12 title since 2009. The Big 12 will continue to provide tough tests along the way, but the Sooners are the team to beat moving forward.

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Neveah Tot clutch down the stretch in Oklahoma’s 77-66 win over BYU

The Oklahoma Sooners overcame a poor shooting night and an early 11-point deficit to beat BYU 77-66 in Provo. From @john9williams

Oklahoma overcame an 11-point second-quarter deficit and a poor shooting night from three to pick up a 77-66 win over BYU.

Down eight points at halftime, Oklahoma chipped away at the Cougars’ lead, ultimately outscoring the home team 51-32 in the second half, including a 16-6 run in the final three minutes to pick up the win.

[autotag]Madi Williams[/autotag] led the way with 21 points, and [autotag]Neveah Tot[/autotag] was clutch down the stretch, scoring 11 of her 18 points during Oklahoma’s run in the final three minutes to help seal the win.

Tot was clutch down the stretch, converting a three-point play and hitting a three to give the Sooners a seven-point lead with 2:24 remaining in the game. [autotag]Liz Scott[/autotag] added a layup before Tot hit her second three in the final three minutes to extend Oklahoma’s lead to 72-60. Tot then added a pair of free throws to close out the scoring for the Sooners and pick up the 77-66 win.

Williams was 10 of 16 from the field and 2 of 3 from three-point range for her second 20-point game of the season. And Oklahoma needed every bit of her effort as [autotag]Taylor Robertson[/autotag] struggled from three in the game, hitting just 2 of 10 from downtown.

Liz Scott chipped in 12 points and nine rebounds for the Sooners, who were tested by a BYU team that hadn’t won a game yet this season.

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The Sooners shot 26.5% on 34 three-point attempts but did everything else well on their way to their first road win of the season. Oklahoma only turned the ball over six times, while BYU turned it over 15 times. OU won the rebounding battle and held a 16-9 edge on the offensive glass. The Sooners had nine steals in the game and three blocked shots.

It was a resilient win on the road for Jennie Baranczyk’s crew, who will have a quick turnaround to get ready for a Utah Utes team that is 3-0 and ranked No. 25 in the nation. The top 25 teams will tip off at 8 p.m. C.T. on the Pac-12 Network on Wednesday night.

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Oklahoma Sooners vs. BYU Cougars: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Tuesday

Oklahoma Sooners women go on the road for their first trip of the season to take on the BYU Cougars. Here’s how you can tune in. From @john9williams

The Oklahoma Sooner (2-0) play the BYU Cougars (0-2) on Tuesday afternoon, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

After a tough shooting night in their season-opening win against Oral Roberts, the Oklahoma Sooners bounced back, hitting 60% of their shots from three. Madi Williams has been great to start the season for the Sooners, averaging 22 points per game and shooting 65% from the field and 75% from three-point range. She’s done that in just over 24 minutes per game.

Oklahoma head coach Jennie Baranczyk is going deep into the bench this season, playing as many as 11 players an average of 9.5 minutes per game.

Coming off of back-to-back 100-assist seasons, Neveah Tot’s filling up the box score and currently averaging career-best numbers across the board. Through two games, Tot’s at 12.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2.5 steals per game for the 2-0 Oklahoma Sooners.

The Sooners will take on a BYU team that’s 0-2 but has four players averaging double-figures on the season. They don’t play a lot of players. They’ve got four players averaging 30 minutes or more per game and five at 25 minutes or more per game.

The Cougars have lost Colorado State by 20 and Montana State by nine to start the season and hope to rebound at home against the Oklahoma Sooners.

Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:

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Oklahoma Sooners at BYU Cougars injury report:

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Players to watch:

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[autotag]Madi Williams[/autotag], PF: 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

[autotag]Skylar Vann[/autotag], G: 15 points, 7.5 rebounds.

[autotag]Neveah Tot[/autotag], G: 12.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists.

[autotag]Taylor Robertson[/autotag], G: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

BYU

Nani Falatea, G: 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists.

Arielle Mackey-Williams, G: 12.5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist.

Lauren Gustin, F: 12 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists.

Kaylee Smiler, G: 12.5 points, 3 assists, 1 block.

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Sooners have a field day on Field Trip Day in 97-74 win over SMU

Madi Williams led the way with 25 points, and the Sooners shot 60% from three in Oklahoma’s 97-74 win over the SMU Mustangs. From @john9williams

SMU took an early 5-2 lead on a three-pointer from Jasmine Smith in the early going of Oklahoma’s mid-morning showdown with the Mustangs. And that was about all the momentum the Sooners allowed on Friday as they rolled to a 23-point win over SMU 97-74 during Field Trip Day in Norman.

Madi Williams led the way with 25 points and five rebounds on 10 of 14 from the field and 3 of 3 from three-point range. Oklahoma had four players in double figures and 10 of 11 players scored in the win.

Junior Neveah Tot, Aubrey Jones, and Skylar Vann were the other Sooners in double figures. Jones led the bench with 17 minutes, and Vann played 13 minutes in reserve for the 2-0 Sooners.

The Oklahoma Sooners are going to be incredibly tough to beat if they shoot the way they did on Friday morning. From the field, the Sooners shot 52.3% and were even better from three, where they were 14 of 23 for 60.9% from downtown.

It was just a 10-point game late in the third quarter when Madi Williams hit a three to make it 72-59. Early in the fourth, Skylar Vann added a three of her own to make it 78-59 and the Sooners cruised from there, leading by as many as 23 points with under six minutes to play.

Oklahoma held SMU to 34.9% from the field and 25% from three. The Sooners forced 18 turnovers in the win providing a complete performance at both ends of the floor.

Oklahoma is now averaging 101 points per game through their first two contests. After hitting just nine of 29 three-point attempts in the season-opening win over Oral Roberts, Oklahoma bounced back in a big way against SMU. And that was with Taylor Robertson taking just five shots in the win over SMU.

The Oklahoma Sooners now prepare for their first road trip of the season to take on future Big 12 opponent BYU in Provo on Tuesday. BYU opened the season with an 82-62 loss at Colorado State.

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