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March 12, 2010

No. 15 Texas holds off Missouri to advance

The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brittainey Raven scored 11 points and No. 15 Texas held off Missouri 64-59 in the first round of the Big 12 women’s tournament Thursday.

Fifth-seeded Texas (23-7) trailed 29-28 at the half and couldn’t put away the Tigers until the final minute. The Longhorns advanced to a quarterfinal game Friday against fourth-seeded Texas A&M.

Missouri (12-18) lost in its final game under Cindy Stein, who announced her resignation March 1. Stein was 185-177 in 12 years at Mizzou.

Amanda Hanneman kept the Tigers in the game, making a career-high seven 3-pointers and finishing with a game-high 21 points. Jessra Johnson had 11 points.

No. 20 Oklahoma State 76, Kansas 69

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrea Riley scored 37 points, Toni Young added 16 and the No. 20 Cowgirls put away Kansas in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.

Carolyn Davis made a contested layup with 12:22 left that capped an 8-0 spurt and gave the Jayhawks a 49-47 lead, their first since early in the first half. Oklahoma State (22-9) quickly responded by scoring the next seven points and never trailed again.

Riley scored 20 of her points during the first half while setting a school record by playing in her 129th game. She can become the Big 12’s career scoring leader against Iowa State in the quarterfinals today

Davis had 31 points for Kansas (15-15), which lost its final six games.

The Jayhawks managed to trim a double-figure lead to one possession in the closing minutes, but never could come all the way back. Marisha Brown’s three-point play off a miss cut Oklahoma State’s lead to 69-66, and Nicollette Smith buried a 3 with 56 seconds left to make it 72-69.

Riley scored Oklahoma State’s final seven points to help the Cowgirls survive.

After missing Kansas’ last game because of a concussion sustained in practice, Davis checked in with 17:46 left in the first half and quickly rattled off six straight points. It was a much-needed outburst for a team that hadn’t scored more than 54 points in its last five games.