No. 2 Sooners dodge bullet with Bears

WACO – Courtney Paris had 15 points with 14 rebounds for her 111th consecutive double-double and scored the tiebreaking basket with 34 seconds left to help No. 2 Oklahoma beat fourth-ranked Baylor 56-51 on Wednesday night.

The game was tied 11 times, the last at 51-all before Paris scored on an inside shot.

Ashley Paris added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Sooners (17-2, 6-0 Big 12), who won their 13th straight game. Danielle Robinson had 13 points.

Melissa Jones had 16 points for Baylor (17-2, 5-1), which had its 11-game winning streak snapped and lost at home for the first time this season.

Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura were sitting in the first row behind the Baylor bench for the highest-ranked conference matchup ever in the Big 12, which has a nation-best six teams in the women’s Top 25.

An exchange of 3-pointers, Whitney Hand hitting for Oklahoma before Jessica Morrow made one for Baylor, tied the game at 51 with a minute left. Paris, who has scored in double figures in all 119 of games of her career, put the Sooners ahead for good on the next possession.

• No. 11 Texas A&M 68

No. 16 Texas 54

AUSTIN – Takia Starks scored 21 of her 26 points in the second half and No. 11 Texas A&M cruised to a win over No. 16 Texas.

Texas A&M led by 10 at halftime and Starks scored seven of the Aggies’ first nine points in the second to break the game wide open.

The Aggies (16-3, 4-2 Big 12) who have just 16 wins in the history of the rivalry now have won six of the last seven, including four in a row. It was just the Aggies’ fifth ever win at Texas.

LaToya Micheaux grabbed 16 rebounds for the Aggies, who shot 48 percent.

Kathleen Nash scored 13 points to lead Texas (14-5, 2-3). The Longhorns forced 23 turnovers by the Aggies, but shot just 32 percent and went 17 of 32 from the free throw line.

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