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Wednesday, Dec. 27 8:00pm ET
Caufield scores eight points in OT | |||||
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma's LaNeisha Caufield hit key baskets down the stretch to tie the game with Stanford (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) and force an extra period, but for head coach Sherri Coale, the opening minutes of Wednesday night's game marked her team's best performance. "We executed great during the first 15 minutes," Coale said following the Sooners' 102-98 victory. "They couldn't stop us offensively." Oklahoma (No. 17 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) fell behind by as many as seven points in regulation, but 3-pointers by Jadrea Seeley and Caufield whittled the deficit to 78-77 at the 5:47 mark. Stacy Dales hit a free throw after being fouled while getting an offensive rebound to bring the scored to 81-80. Stanford's Lindsey Yamasaki had a chance to win the game in regulation, but missed an 18-footer at the buzzer, leaving the score at 90-90. Stanford led in overtime until Dales hit two free throws to tie the game at 98-98 with 1:10 left. One of Caufield's overtime baskets gave the Sooners (8-3) the lead for good at 100-98 with 38 seconds remaining. She then sealed the victory with two free throws with 11.7 seconds left. "I thought we had a lot of chances and didn't capitalize on them" down the stretch, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. "In overtime, we needed a couple of defensive stops and in the end, didn't get them. "We played really hard. So did Oklahoma." Yamasaki led Stanford with 30 points and eight rebounds and Sarah Dimson added 14 points and six rebounds. Oklahoma had an 11-point lead in the first half before Stanford came back on the strength of Yamasaki's shooting. Stanford scored on seven straight shots and took a 50-47 halftime advantage on an 18-4 run. Coale savored the victory for her team, which opens Big 12 Conference play next month. "You look for wins that legitimize you on the national scope, and beating a team like Stanford, I believe, does that." | ALSO SEE Women's College Basketball Scoreboard
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