OU women 69, Kansas 54
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Courtney Paris had 15 rebounds and nine points, failing to score in double figures for only the second time in her career, and Amanda Thompson helped pick up the slack with 16 points in No. 2 Oklahoma’s 69-54 victory against Kansas on Saturday night.
Paris, a 6-foot-4 senior, tied her career low in scoring and played 26 minutes. The Big 12’s leading career score was 3-for-7 from the field for the Sooners (22-2l, 10-0).
The Sooners kept giving up good looks to Kansas, but the hapless Jayhawks hit only four of their first 28 shots, missing time after time from nearly point-blank range before warming up in the second half. Danielle McCray had 23 points for Kansas (13-10, 2-8).
It was the 18th victory in a row for the Sooners and their 11th straight over Kansas.
Paris failed to get a double-double for just the sixth time in 124 games. But the All-American had two blocks, marking the 36th time in her career he’s blocked at least one shot.
With Paris on the bench taking her first breather in the first half, Nyeshia Stevenson scored six points in a 9-2 burst.
Central Florida men 74, Tulsa 72
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A.J. Rompza scored with 0.1 seconds left and Central Florida overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat Tulsa 74-72 on Saturday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Central Florida (16-9, 6-5 Conference USA) outscored the Golden Hurricane (17-9, 7-4) 24-9 in the final 7:21.
Jermaine Taylor scored 35 points and pulled down seven rebounds following a 38-point effort in a loss at UTEP on Wednesday.
Taylor, the nation’s sixth-leading scorer coming in at 24.5 points per game, hit a 3-pointer with 4:36 remaining in the first half to become Central Florida’s all-time leading scorer at the Division I level with 1,764 points, surpassing Ken Leeks.
Kenrick Zondervan finished with 18 points and Tony Davis added 11 for Central Florida.
Justin Hurtt led Tulsa with 18 points. Richard Jordan finished with 16 points, Ben Uzoh scored 12 and Glenn Andrews added 11.
Oral Roberts men 71, IUPUI 60
TULSA (AP) — Robert Jarvis scored 15 of his 23 points in the final 17 minutes to rally Oral Roberts from an early second-half deficit for a 71-60 victory over IUPUI on Saturday night.
Jarvis, a 5-foot-11 guard who averages 17 points per game, was 7-of-12 from the field, including 4-of-8 on 3-point shots. Marcus Lewis added 14 points and nine rebounds for Oral Roberts (13-13, 11-3 Summit League), which swept the two-game season series from the Jaguars.
Robert Glenn led IUPUI (14-12, 7-8) with 23 points and six rebounds. Glenn was 10-of-16 from the field. Leroy Nobles and Alex Young added 13 points apiece for the Jaguars.
Oral Roberts led 61-58 before Jarvis sank a 10-foot shot and followed that with a 3-pointer to make it 66-58 with 2:25 left. Nobles scored 18 seconds later, but the Golden Eagles made 5-of-6 free throws in the last 1:34 to seal the win.
