Paris hits key free throws; OU escapes

Courtney Paris had 31 points and 19 rebounds, and hit two key free throws to keep No. 9 Oklahoma ahead in the final minute of an 81-77 overtime win Sunday against No. 12 Baylor in Norman, Okla.

After three straight lead changes, Leah Rush put Oklahoma ahead 76-75 with a layup set up by Baylor’s double-team of Paris. Paris then rebounded Erin Higgins’ missed 3-pointer and put it back to give OU a three-point lead.

Sophia Young responded with a right-handed basket in the lane, then knocked the ball out of bounds off Paris at the other end. However, Young couldn’t connect on a jumper in the lane, and Jordan Davis fouled Paris without the ball to send the 53-percent free-throw shooter to the line. Paris made both her shots with 19.4 seconds left, stopping to let out a yell after the first went down.

Young scored a career-high 36 points and added 14 rebounds to set a Big 12 record with her 54th career double-double. She passed Angie Welle, who had 53 for Iowa State from 1999-2002.

(1) North Carolina 72, Virginia 60: At Charlottesville, Va., Ivory Latta scored 18 points and Camille Little added 16 for the Tar Heels.

(3) LSU 68, (13) Georgia 61: At Baton Rouge, La., Seimone Augustus scored 17 points and the Tigers held the Bulldogs scoreless for nearly 7 minutes in the second half.

(4) Connecticut 71, Texas 58: At Austin, Texas, Ann Strother scored 15 points to help the Huskies hold on for the victory over the Longhorns.

(5) Tennessee 70, (22) Vanderbilt 67: At Knoxville, Tenn., Candace Parker scored 19 points and the Lady Vols rallied to avoid losing consecutive Southeastern Conference home games for the first time in nearly 20 years.

(7) Ohio State 88, Iowa 77: At Columbus, Ohio, Jessica Davenport had 24 points and the Buckeyes won their 12th straight game.

(10) Purdue 63, (11) Minnesota 31: At West Lafayette, Ind., Aya Traore scored 22 points and Katie Gearlds added 14 for the Boilermakers, who went on a 23-0 run spanning both halves to turn a close game into a rout.

(15) Michigan State 53, Wisconsin 47: At East Lansing, Mich., Lindsay Bowen started a 24-4 run with two 3-pointers and finished it with four free throws to lift the Spartans to the win.

(16) Arizona State 62, Oregon 52: At Eugene, Ore., Central Valley High grad Emily Westerberg and Post Falls grad Aubree Johnson had 10 points apiece, and the Sun Devils won their sixth straight game.

(17) DePaul 79, Notre Dame 50: At Chicago, Allie Quigley had 26 points and seven rebounds for the Blue Demons.

Richmond 56, (19) Temple 54: At Richmond, Va., Araceli Gil hit two free throws with 0.4 seconds left to lift the Spiders to the win over the Owls.

(20) New Mexico 87, TCU 63: At Albuquerque, N.M., Abbie Letz and Katie Montgomery made four 3-pointers apiece for the Lobos.

(21) Boston College 79, Miami 69: At Boston, Brooke Queenan had a career-high 25 points and eight rebounds for the Eagles.