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Postgame Notes

NCAA Tournament First Round: Oklahoma 69, Illinois State 61

March 23, 2008

Final Stats

• Oklahoma advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 69-61 win over Illinois State Sunday.  The Sooners will play Notre Dame Tuesday at approximately 8 p.m. Central at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.  The game will be televised on ESPN2 and aired on the Sooner Sports Radio Network.

• The Sooners started the first 4:30 of the second half with a 13-0 run to push the score to 44-29.

• Oklahoma's all-time NCAA Tournament first round record improved to 8-2.  OU is 6-2 all-time in the second round, including a 5-1 record when being the higher seed.

• The Sooners improved to 21-0 on the season when attaining a lead of eight points or more during the game.

• The game was the 35th in which both Ashley and Courtney Paris scored in double figures.  OU has a 30-5 record in that situation.

Ashley Paris
• Paris turned in a 11-point second half after scoring just two points in the first period.

Courtney Paris
• Paris recorded her 91st career double-double.  The junior has 96 career double-doubles in 99 games played.

Jenna Plumley
• Plumley matched a career high with six rebounds.

Rose Hammond
• Hammond scored a career high 12 points.  Hammond's eight first-half points were a career high for a half.

Carlee Roethlisberger
• Roethlisberger made her first field goal since scoring against Texas A&M on Feb. 12.  She finished the game with four points from a 2-for-5 effort.

Amanda Thompson
• Thompson matched a season high with four blocks.

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