College Basketball

Oklahoma Women's Basketball: Sooners Reach 20 Wins for 15th Time in Big 12

Updated Mar. 5, 2020 1:49 a.m. ET

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While the men are reeling in Big 12 play, Oklahoma women’s basketball is rolling.

So when you say Oklahoma basketball has been disappointing this season, you have to be careful what you say.

The Sooner women polished off Texas Tech in Lubbock on Saturday for the 13th consecutive time and the 24th time in the last 25 meetings between the two schools.

This one didn’t come easily, however. For the second straight game, the Lady Sooners had to muster a come-from-behind rally in order to pull out the victory. OU was down 33-22 to the Red Raiders at halftime on Saturday and were experience one of their worst shooting performances of the season.

Mar 23, 2015; Stanford, CA, USA; Oklahoma guard Gioya Carter (25) runs the fast break ahead of Stanford forward Kaylee Johnson (5) in the first half of their game in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports

The Sooners missed their first four shots in the game and suffered through a one for ten drought late in the opening quarter. OU also missed its last six shots leading into the halftime break. Easy to understand, given those sad stats, how Oklahoma fell behind in the first half of the game. It’s probably surprising the Sooners were down by more at the half.

But the second half was an entirely different affair. The Sooners found their mojo over the second 20 minutes and outscored Texas Tech 43-23 over the third and fourth quarters to put down the Red Raiders’ upset bid and prevail 64-56.

The win was number 20 on the season for head coach Sherri Coale’s Sooner women and improved 19th-ranked Oklahoma to 20-6 on the season and 11-3 in the Big 12. The Sooners currently hold down sole possession of third place in the conference standings behind league leader Baylor and Texas.

Here are a few more things you should know about the win by the OU women over the weekend: