Colorado University Athletics
Colorado
2-812-11/ Big 12
Oklahoma
8-318-6/ Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 23 | 32 | 55 |
| Oklahoma | 42 | 23 | 65 |
Buffs Start Slow, Fall To Sooners
February 13, 2010 | Women's Basketball
NORMAN, Okla. - Brittany Spears broke out of a three-game scoring slump with a game-high 28 points, but turnovers and another slow start cost Colorado as No. 12 ranked Oklahoma claimed a 65-55 Big 12 Conference decision Saturday afternoon at the Lloyd Noble Center.
Colorado (12-11, 2-8 Big 12) committed 26 turnovers while Oklahoma (18-6, 8-3 Big 12) opened up the game with an 11-0 run, handing the Buffaloes their sixth straight loss and eighth in their last nine outings.
Oklahoma hit five of its first six shots and sprinted out to a 17-2 advantage.
"We've gotten off to a bad start the last three games; just very ineffective. OU came out and completely attacked, controlled the tempo," said CU Head Coach Kathy McConnell-Miller. "We just struggled out of the gate and started to lose confidence and went to the bench where I felt like we got a little more settled."
Colorado climbed back in as Spears, the Buffaloes' leading scorer who had scored just 14 points in the last two games combined, had 10 in the first half alone at one point scoring six straight, the final off a steal and layup which cut the OU lead to 23-18.
Oklahoma countered with an 11-0 run and following a 3-pointer by Bianca Smith, the Sooners answered with back-to-back 3-pointers by Lauren Willis to push OU's lead back up to 40-21.
Oklahoma led by as much as 25 in the second half, but Colorado never quit and made a valiant effort at a comeback ending the game on a 24-9 run.
Spears, whose 28 points tied her own team season high set against San Jose State, also had nine rebounds. Smith ended a slump of her own nailing three 3-pointers and finishing with 13 points. Alyssa Fressle pitched in 11 points, three assists and two steals.
Amanda Thompson led Oklahoma with 16 points while Nyeshia Stevenson had 10.
Colorado will return to action by hosting the University of Kansas on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Coors Events/Conference Center. The game will be televised live on FSN Rocky Mountain.
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