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Raven's Late Hoop Rescues No. 23 Texas in Big 12 Tourney
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Friday, March 13, 2009
Brittainey Raven connected on a running layup in the lane with 22.8 seconds left as No. 23 Texas used a series of stolen inbounds passes to rally for a 62-59 victory over Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 tournament last night in Oklahoma City.
Earnesia Williams finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Longhorns (21-10), and provided the key pressure under the basket that led to three straight flubbed inbounds passes by the 11th-seeded Tigers (13-17).
Missouri led 59-52 after a run of seven straight points, but Williams hit a pair of free throws and then grabbed a deflected inbounds pass and turned it into a three-point play. Carla Cortijo hit a layup off the next steal, tying the game before Raven's game-winner.
-- KANSAS STATE 68, COLORADO 51: Ashley Sweat scored 19 points to lead the No. 22 Wildcats to a first-round Big 12 Conference tournament triumph in Oklahoma City.
Marlies Gipson added 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for her fifth double-double of the season for Kansas State (24-6).
The Wildcats advanced to face No. 10 Texas A&M today in the quarterfinals.
Brittany Spears led the Buffaloes (11-18) with 23 points and Kara Richards added 22, but only three other teammates scored as Colorado lost its sixth straight game.
-- UNC WILMINGTON 56, GEORGE MASON 47: Brittany Blackwell piled up 19 points and 14 rebounds to pace the Seahawks (16-14) past the Patriots in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament in Harrisonburg, Va.
Brittany Poindexter scored 11 points for George Mason, which finished 4-26. The Seahawks, who play No. 4 seed Old Dominion today, held the Patriots without a field goal for nearly six minutes to open the game and sealed it with a late 13-2 run.
