For the first time, Oklahoma Sooners won a basketball event against the top two ranked teams, the Kansas State Wildcats. Texas was the other team to have achieved this feat on March 13, 2004. The final tally for the Sooners versus the Wildcats was 66-63, with the action going to the game’s last quarter.
The Sooners were not precisely up to par at the beginning of the game. They were rather behind by 2 points at Lloyd Noble Center. The next quarter saw them come back to the game strongly by scoring 19 points against 17 by their opponent. The lead was then lost in the following quarter, but the conclusion of the game remained in their favor by a margin of 5 points.
Both teams were sitting on an equalizer of 59 points when only 4:09 minutes were left. Vann hit a consecutive basket, and her last one marked the end of the game with the Sooners emerging victorious. The game was even pushed to the edge of 64-61 in the last 28 minutes. It is only obvious to say that the thrill was tangible on the court and in the minds of their respective fans. Serena Sundell scored a point to make it 65-63 in the last 8 seconds, calming the nerves of many.
Basketball Betting fans would have experienced an adrenaline rush during the unpredictable twists and turns of this exciting match.
In the end, Skylar Venn went big at 21 points for Oklahoma, as Gisela Sanchez led her side with 18 points. Jennie Baranczyk, Oklahoma’s coach, has hailed her team’s performance by calling it a great game. Jennie said that Kansas State is a great team, and she was impressed by the kind of game that was played in the fourth quarter.
Oklahoma has now broken the 14-game winning streak of Kansas State, rising to a total of 14-6. The Wildcats are still at the top of the Big 12 table with 20-2 games. Their losing streak has lasted a single game and is likely to get broken when they face Texas in the next game of basketball. Oklahoma is looking to win its sixth game against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.
Other games to look forward to in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament are Virginia Tech versus Virginia, Ohio State versus Wisconsin, and Louisville versus Syracuse.
A game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Iowa Hawkeyes at Welsh-Ryan Arena has turned out to be expensive for Northwestern, as the team lost 74-110 to Iowa. The dominance was established right from the moment when the game started, with the Hawkeyes leading by 24-15 over their opponents.
Caitlin Clark led with 35 points, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds. She was complemented by Hannah and Kate, who brought in 17 and 16 points, respectively. Northwestern did have a player to put up a contest, Melanie, but she lagged far behind with just 19 points to her name.