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The Oklahoma Sooners closed out their home regular season schedule with a dominant 89-44 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks. It was their fifth straight win, and it came on senior night for Raegan Beers, Payton Verhulst, and Beatrice Culliton.
The 45-point win is the second-highest margin of victory in program history. Earlier this year, the Sooners set a program record with a 48-point win over Mississippi State.
Oklahoma's offense was awesome on Thursday night, with all five starters scoring in double figures, led by true freshman Aaliyah Chavez's 16 points. Raegan Beers recorded her 19th double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Verhulst added 14 points, Zya Vann scored 13 and Sahara Williams had 12. Oklahoma also received 11 points off the bench from forward Brooklyn Stewart, who also had a career-high 15 rebounds in the game.
Keziah Loftin contributed eight points off the bench in the win.
Oklahoma shot 45.1% from the field and held Arkansas to 22% shooting for the game. The Razorbacks didn't make a field goal in the fourth quarter, marking the second time this season that an Oklahoma opponent failed to hit a bucket from the field in the fourth.
With the win, the Sooners are guaranteed a top-eight seed in the SEC women's basketball tournament. A win over Missouri on Sunday and the Sooners will earn the No. 5 seed in the tournament.
With the way Oklahoma is closing the regular season, they're in a strong position to host the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament in Norman and could climb as high as a three-seed.
The Sooners take on Missouri in the regular season finale in Columbia, Missouri, at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X (formerly known as Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions.You can also follow John on X @john9williams.
This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Oklahoma Sooners dominate Arkansas on senior night
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The 45-point win is the second-highest margin of victory in program history. Earlier this year, the Sooners set a program record with a 48-point win over Mississippi State.
Oklahoma's offense was awesome on Thursday night, with all five starters scoring in double figures, led by true freshman Aaliyah Chavez's 16 points. Raegan Beers recorded her 19th double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Verhulst added 14 points, Zya Vann scored 13 and Sahara Williams had 12. Oklahoma also received 11 points off the bench from forward Brooklyn Stewart, who also had a career-high 15 rebounds in the game.
Keziah Loftin contributed eight points off the bench in the win.
Oklahoma shot 45.1% from the field and held Arkansas to 22% shooting for the game. The Razorbacks didn't make a field goal in the fourth quarter, marking the second time this season that an Oklahoma opponent failed to hit a bucket from the field in the fourth.
With the win, the Sooners are guaranteed a top-eight seed in the SEC women's basketball tournament. A win over Missouri on Sunday and the Sooners will earn the No. 5 seed in the tournament.
With the way Oklahoma is closing the regular season, they're in a strong position to host the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament in Norman and could climb as high as a three-seed.
The Sooners take on Missouri in the regular season finale in Columbia, Missouri, at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X (formerly known as Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions.You can also follow John on X @john9williams.
This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Oklahoma Sooners dominate Arkansas on senior night
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