Final - 2OT
for this game
Wiggins, Appel help Stanford knock off Tennessee
Dec 23, 2007 - 6:50 AM PALO ALTO, California (Ticker) -- Candice Wiggins and Jayne Appel helped Stanford get to overtime, and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude took over from there to knock off the No. 1 team in the country.Gold-Onwude scored nine of her 13 points in the overtime as No. 4 Stanford knocked off top-ranked Tennessee, 73-69, in overtime on Saturday.
Candace Parker's jumper with seven seconds remaining tied the game at 63-63 and sent the game into overtime where the Stanford sophomore guard took control.
Gold-Onwude scored all but one of Stanford's points in the extra five minutes and her 3-pointer with 52 seconds to play gave the Cardinals a 70-68 advantage. Wiggins made one free throw and Gold-Onwude connected on a pair to help Stanford (10-1) hold on for its seventh straight win.
Wiggins scored 22 points and Appel added 19 and 14 rebounds, but most of which had come during regulation.
Tennessee (10-1) led by as many as 11 in the first half before settling for a 33-27 lead at the half. Appel scored eight points during an 18-8 run after intermission as the Cardinals took their first lead of the game, 45-41, with 11:20 to play.
Parker finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds and Alexis Hornbuckle added 15 points.
- NCAA WOMENS BB
FINAL IN 1ST OT 1ST 2ND 1OT TOTAL
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TENNESSEE (1) 33 30 6 69
STANFORD (4) 27 36 10 73 FINAL IN 1ST OT
Dec 23 12:40 AM - 195
roots - 167
rootsRUWTbot Took away 59 roots (Overtime, Ranked Teams, Upset)
Tennessee(1) vs. Stanford(4)Dec 23 12:30 AM - NCAA WOMENS BB
(1) TENNESSEE 63
(4) STANFORD 63 END 2ND HALF, GOING INTO OVERTIME
Dec 23 12:24 AM - 226
rootsRUWTbot Added 118 roots (Overtime, Ranked Teams, Upset, Close Finish)
Tennessee(1) vs. Stanford(4)Dec 23 12:24 AM - 108
rootsRUWTbot Added 19 roots (Ranked Teams, Upset, Close Finish)
Tennessee(1) vs. Stanford(4)Dec 23 12:08 AM - NCAA WOMENS BB
(1) TENNESSEE 33
(4) STANFORD 27 HALFTIME
Dec 22 11:14 PM
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