Final
Oklahoma advances to third straight Sweet 16
Mar 23, 2011 - 4:58 AM Charlottesville, VA (Sports Network) - Whitney Hand scored 27 points to lead the sixth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners over the third-seeded Miami-Florida Hurricanes, 88-83, in a second round matchup of the NCAA Tournament from John Paul Jones Arena.Danielle Robinson added 18 points and a career-high 11 assists for the Sooners (23-11), who advanced to play Notre Dame. Carlee Roethlisberger posted a double-double of 14 points and 11 boards, while Aaryn Ellenberg had 13 points and Joanna McFarland contributed 12 points and 15 boards.
Shenise Johnson scored 25 points for Miami (28-5), while Morgan Stroman had 18 points and 14 boards, Riquna Williams contributed 17 points and Stefanie Yderstrom finished with 14 points.
Oklahoma jumped out to a 44-35 lead at the break behind 45.7 percent first half shooting and a 7-of-7 performance from the charity stripe.
The Hurricanes fought back to pull even with 3:26 remaining, before Robinson scored six straight points to propel Oklahoma to victory.
The Sooners outscored the Hurricanes 19-11 from the charity stripe for the game.
- OKLAHOMA: 88
MIAMI: 83
Final
Mar 22 9:07 PM - 128
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Oklahoma(6) 81, Miami(3) 79 4th - 3:12Mar 22 8:52 PM - 105
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Oklahoma(6) 79, Miami(3) 77 4th - 3:55Mar 22 8:50 PM - 57
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Oklahoma(6) 79, Miami(3) 74 4th - 5:15Mar 22 8:45 PM - 47
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Oklahoma(6) 74, Miami(3) 70 4th - 7:53Mar 22 8:41 PM - OKLAHOMA: 44
MIAMI: 35
Halftime
Mar 22 7:52 PM - OKLAHOMA: 0
MIAMI: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 22 7:08 PM
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