No. 7 Oklahoma 76, Oklahoma St. 60

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Courtney Paris scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead No. 7 Oklahoma to a 76-60 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.<br/><br/>Oklahoma (14-1, 4-0) scored on seven

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 9:13 pm

By: News On 6

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Courtney Paris scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead No. 7 Oklahoma to a 76-60 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

Oklahoma (14-1, 4-0) scored on seven of its first eight second-half possessions, using a 14-2 surge to take a 50-27 on Leah Rush's layup.

Natasha Doh and Maria Cordero hit back-to-back 3-pointers in Oklahoma State's 8-0 response, but the Sooners bounced right back as Kendra Moore hit a 3 and then had steals on three straight possessions -- two of which ended in putbacks by Paris.

Paris' second basket made it 57-35, and the Sooners were easily in control the rest of the way. With her 43rd straight double-double already secured, Paris exited the game with 7:33 to play. The rest of Oklahoma's starters followed soon after.

Rush and Moore each added 11 points for Oklahoma, and Moore matched her career-high with four steals. The Sooners committed a season-high 26 turnovers.

Cordero scored 15 points and Rashidat Sadiq had 12 points for Oklahoma State (14-3, 2-2), which shot 29 percent The Cowgirls were outrebounded 45-32 and outscored 32-14 in the paint.

The Sooners set a Big 12 record with their 17th straight regular-season win away from home. They're 8-0 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites this season, with their only loss coming against then-No. 8 Ohio State last month in Norman.

It's also Oklahoma's 23rd straight win against Big 12 Conference opponents.

With wins in their past two games, the Cowgirls had ended a 25-game Big 12 losing streak and then a 26-game road losing streak. But they couldn't stop the Sooners from winning a 16th straight game in the Bedlam series.

Oklahoma has won the past 10 games by double figures.

Oklahoma used a 9-2 run to take a 26-12 lead on Amanda Thompson's three-point play off an offensive rebound with 8:48 to play in the first half. Oklahoma State closed to within 28-20 on Shaunte Smith's fast-break layup, but Rush responded with a 3-pointer for Oklahoma and the Sooners led by at least 10 the rest of the way.

The Sooners overcame 16 first-half turnovers by shooting 56 percent and led 36-25 at halftime.