Sooners’ rally stuns defending champs

By Anne McLaren
Staff Writer

The well went dry for Purdue Monday night as Oklahoma came from 17 points down to defeat the Boilers 76-74 in Mackey Arena.

The loss snapped a streak of seven consecutive NCAA tournament wins for the defending NCAA champion. With the victory, the fifth-seeded Sooners advance to the Sweet 16 to face top-ranked Connecticut.

The fourth-seeded Boilers (23-8) went to center Camille Cooper right from the start of the game. The 6-foot-4 Cooper had a height advantage over the shorter Sooners (25-7) and scored a career-high 34 points.

But Purdue coach Kristy Curry said that strategy may have backfired.

"You can go to the well so many times and it’ll become dry," said Curry. "I thought we did that a little bit."

With Cooper scoring frequently, guards Katie Douglas and Kelly Komara struggled, combining for eight points.

"That’s something that I’m going to lie awake all summer wondering what I could have done differently to maybe get (Katie) more involved," said Curry.

Douglas said she was disappointed in her play.

"I let myself down; I let my team down in my level of play during the tournament," said Douglas, who finished with just four points on 1-of-11 shooting.

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