Jordan Wickstrom - Daily Staff Writer

January 27, 2010

Iowa State 63 - Oklahoma 56 - FINAL

IOWA STATE WINS

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Iowa State 62 - Oklahoma 56 - 21.9 in Second Half

Oklahoma isn’t going away quietly, however, Iowa State’s spot on free throw shooting is helping the Cyclones seal the deal. Oklahoma has no timeouts left so they will have to rely on their defense to stop the Cyclones.

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Iowa State 59 - Oklahoma 49 - 1:49 in Second Half

Add Danielle Robinson to the list of Sooners players to foul out. Robinson fouled Lacey with 1:49 to go which allowed Lacey to hit two free throws and make it a 10-point Cyclone lead with less than two minutes to go.

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Iowa State 57 - Oklahoma 48 - 2:39 in Second Half

Abi Olajuwon has fouled out and the Sooners are running out of time. Anna Prins hit two free throws to extend the Cyclones’ lead to nine, while Kelsey Bolte hit a three pointer the previous possession.

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Iowa State 42 - Oklahoma 37 - 8:53 in Second Half

With the lead still only at five, neither team is showing any signs of giving up. Prins made a lay up and forced yet another Oklahoma player to be in foul trouble. The Sooners now have three players with four fouls including Danielle Robinson, Joanna McFarland and Abi Olajuwon.

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Iowa State 38 - Oklahoma 33 - 11:57 in Second Half

No one said it would be easy! The Sooners are showing why they are the 11th ranked team in the country. Eight minutes into the second half, the Cyclones have been outscored 12-5 by Oklahoma. The Cyclones will now look to regain that offensive spark they had in the first half, as well as shut down the Sooners’ offense.

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Iowa State 38 - Oklahoma 27 - 14:48 in Second Half

Oklahoma started the second half by scoring the first four points. However, a layup by Whitney Williams kicked off the Iowa State scoring and early into the second half, the Cyclones lead 38-27.

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Iowa State 33  - Oklahoma -21 - Half

At the half, Iowa State has a 12 point advantage over the 11th ranked Sooners. Despite sitting out the last 5:41 of the half, Lacey leads all scorers with 10 points. The senior has hit three, three pointers and has three rebounds and three assists.

Chelsea Poppens is starting to put together one of her best Big 12 games this season. Poppens already has six rebounds and four points with all four of those points coming off free throws.

Defensively the Cyclones could not be playing any better. Oklahoma is shooting only 20% from beyond the arc and 25% from the field, an impressive number considering Oklahoma is fifth in the BIg 12 in field goal percentage.

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Iowa State 29 - Oklahoma 18 - 4:39 in First Half

Since being down 16-15, Iowa State has used a 14-2 run to take its biggest lead of the night at 29-18. Lacey is on the bench with two fouls forcing sophomore Chassidy Cole into the game. Cole immediately made an impact, grabbing a rebound and dishing out an assist to Anna Prins. Prins’ bucket gave the Cyclones the 29-18 lead and forced the Sooners to take a timeout.

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Iowa State 21 - Oklahoma 17 - 7:21 in First Half

The Cyclones have attempted nine three pointers and have connected with five of them. Bolte and Lacey each made their second three point shots of the night on consecutive possessions. Lacey’s gave ISU an 18-16 lead while Bolte’s added to the Cyclones’ lead.

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Iowa State 13 - Oklahoma 11 - 11:37 in First Half

A pair of free throws by Chelsea Poppens gave the Cyclones a brief 10-8 lead over the Sooners. Whiteny Williams committed a three-shot foul and Nyeshia Stevenson made all three giving Oklahoma an 11-10 lead. Kelsey Bolte scored her first points of the night with a three-point field goal. The Cyclones lead 13-11.

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Iowa State 8 -Oklahoma 8 - 15:29 in First Half

Both Alison Lacey and Anna Prins hit three pointers to give Iowa State and early offensive boost. However, Danielle Robinson and Abi Olajuwon each had four points for the Sooners.

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Starting Lineups

Iowa State

G - Alison Lacey

G - Denae Stuckey

G - Kelsey Bolte

F - Chelsea Poppens

C - Anna Prins

Oklahoma

G - Danielle Robinson

G - Nyeshia Stevenson

F - Carlee Roethlisberger

F - Amanda Thompson

C - Abi Olajuwon