No. 19 Oklahoma 89, Colorado 69

Thursday, January 4th 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) â€” Caton Hill had 25 points and 15 rebounds, both career-highs, as No. 19 Oklahoma beat Colorado 89-69 in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams Wednesday night.

LaNeishea Caufield added 22 points and Stacey Dales had 20 points and seven assists for Oklahoma (9-3).

The Sooners shot a season-high 55 percent and outrebounded Colorado 46-27 on the way to their fourth straight win.

Linda Lappe had 17 points and was 11-for-12 from the line for Colorado (9-3). The unranked Buffaloes shot 38 percent and committed 19 turnovers.

Oklahoma managed two field goals in the first eight minutes and turned the ball over 15 times, but took a 41-36 lead into the break.

Colorado closed within a point, 41-40, 20 seconds into the second half on two baskets by Tera Bjorklund.

Oklahoma opened up its first double-digit lead of the game, 54-44, with 15:30 left and put the game away with a late 11-0 run.