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03/20 23:32 CDT Beers' 18 points, 10 rebounds power No. 4 seed Oklahoma in
89-59 rout of Idaho in March Madness
Beers' 18 points, 10 rebounds power No. 4 seed Oklahoma in 89-59 rout of Idaho
in March Madness
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) --- Raegan Beers had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 4
seed Oklahoma overwhelmed No. 13 seed Idaho 89-59 in the first round of the
NCAA Tournament on Friday night.
Beers, a senior center, also had four assists and four blocks. Sahara Williams
had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Aaliyah Chavez scored 15 points and Payton
Verhulst added 14 for the Sooners (25-7), who stopped Idaho's win streak at 18
games. The Vandals hadn't lost since Jan. 10.
Oklahoma will play No. 5 seed Michigan State in the second round on Sunday. The
Spartans outlasted No. 12 Colorado State 65-62 in the early game on Friday.
Kyra Gardner scored 19 points and Hope Hassmann added 12 for Idaho (29-6).
Oklahoma played one of its most efficient halves of the season to go up 57-35
at the break. The Sooners shot 59.5% from the field and committed just four
turnovers. The Sooners held Idaho to 25.5% shooting. Williams had 13 points and
Verhulst had 12 at the break.
The Sooners opened the second half on an 8-1 run, including six points from
Beers, to go up 65-36.
Williams drained a shot from beyond halfcourt at the end of the third quarter,
but she released it just a bit too late to count. The Sooners took a 76-38 lead
into the fourth.
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AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-womens-bracket and
coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness
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