TCU women see first-half lead vanish as No. 24 Oklahoma dominates after break
NORMAN, Okla. Peyton Little scored a season-high 25 points and No. 24 Oklahoma used a dominant third quarter to defeat TCU 87-72 on Sunday.
Vionise Pierre-Louis had 13 points off the bench, Maddie Manning had 12 and Chelsea Dungee 11 for the Sooners (11-3, 2-0 Big 12), who outscored the Horned Frogs 26-11 in the third quarter.
“I think we rushed ourselves out of execution on the offensive end and that got Oklahoma into their transition game,” TCU coach Raegan Pebley said.
Jordan Moore, who finished with career-high16 points and 11 rebounds in just her second game coming off the bench, had nine points and seven rebounds as TCU (8-5, 0-2) took a 20-17 first-quarter lead. AJ Alix had 15 of her season-high 23 points in the first half and the Frogs led 41-37 at the break.
In the third quarter, OU limited TCU to 3-of-18 shooting from the field while making 8 of 17 at the other end and going 10 of 10 from the foul line for a 63-52 lead.
Gioya Carter’s two free throws at the 6:09 mark of the third quarter put the Sooners up 48-47 and started a 7-0 run. OU closed the quarter on a 9-1 run.
OU coach Sherri Coale said she thought the Sooners’ effort in the third quarter on a couple of loose balls changed the game. “Just our effort, our hunger and our willingness to get on the floor and do whatever we had to do to get a loose ball was when we really moved forward,” Coale said.
Alix was 5 of 10 on 3-pointers, and the Frogs were 10 of 28 on 3s (35.7 percent). TCU entered the game leading the NCAA at 44.3 percent on 3s.
TCU had lost its Big 12 opener Thursday to No. 12 West Virginia 83-61 at home. The Frogs host Oklahoma State at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
TCU | 20 | 21 | 11 | 20 | — | 72 |
Oklahoma | 17 | 20 | 26 | 24 | — | 87 |
TCU (8-5, 0-2 BIG 12) — Okonkwo 1-5 1-2 4, Akomolafe 0-4 1-2 1, Butts 2-11 3-4 8, Alix 9-15, 0-0 23, Ray 1-6 2-2 5, Thompson 4-11 3-5 12, Christian 0-2 0-0 0, Rainey 0-0 0-0 0, Coleman 1-1 0-0 3, Moore 6-10 4-5 16, Hellessey 0-2 0-0 0, Willie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-68 14-20 72.
OKLAHOMA (11-3, 2-0) — Mulkey 4-5 0-0 8, Little 9-15 4-5 25, Ortiz 2-6 3-6 7, Manning 3-12, 4-5 12, Dungee 2-7 5-6 11, Pierre-Louis 5-11 3-5 13, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Edwards 0-4 3-4 3, Odimgbe 0-0 0-0 0, Carter 1-1 2-2 4, Treece 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 27-64 26-35 87.
3-point goals — TCU 10-28 (Alix 5-10, Coleman 1-1, Okonkwo 1-2, Ray 1-2, Thompson 1-4, Butts 1-6, Christian 0-1, Hellessey 0-2), OU 7-16 (Little 3-4, Dungee 2-4, Manning 2-6, Ortiz 0-1, Edwards 0-1). Fouled out —None. Rebounds — TCU 38 (Moore 10), OU 53 (Pierre-Louis 9). Assists—TCU 16 (Alix 5, Ray 5), OU 14 (Ortiz 6). Total Fouls — TCU 27, OU 16. A — 3,673.
This story was originally published January 1, 2017 at 4:39 PM with the headline "TCU women see first-half lead vanish as No. 24 Oklahoma dominates after break."