Iowa State vs No. 24 Oklahoma | Big 12 | 2.10.24

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Payton Verhulst scored 25 points as the Sooners handled business on the road Saturday, defeating Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum, 86-72, to remain atop the Big 12 standings.
The Sooners (17-6, 11-1 Big 12) have now won eight straight games and 11 of their last 12, and are a game up on Kansas State in the league standings with six games to play. The win was OU's first at Iowa State (13-9, 7-5 Big 12) since 2017 and just the 14th in program history.
The two sides matched each other for the first seven minutes, but sophomore Kiersten Johnson scored to give OU a 17-16 with 2:50 left in the frame and the Sooners never looked back. Oklahoma closed the period on a 10-3 run punctuated by Johnson's first career 3-pointer to take a 27-19 lead into the second. The Cyclones, who entered the day 10-1 at home this season, got within four in the second quarter, but buckets from six different Sooners gave OU a 14-point lead at the break.
Iowa State made its run in the third quarter, cutting the OU lead to eight points before Aubrey Joens, who transferred to Oklahoma from ISU, buried a clutch 3-pointer to push the lead back to 11 and spark a 10-0 run. Oklahoma never let ISU get back within single digits as Verhulst scored 10 of her 25 in the fourth to ice the game.
The Sooners shot 46% and made 13 3-pointers in the rout. Defensively, OU caused issues for Iowa State from the jump, as ISU shot just 38% from the field. The Sooners outrebounded ISU by 10, 47-37, and pulled down 15 offensive boards. Oklahoma dished out 25 assists, eclipsing 20 dimes for the seventh time in eight games. OU won the turnover battle, coughing it up 19 times, but the Sooners forced 20 OSU turnovers.
Verhulst was sensational, scoring 25 on 8-of-17 shooting powered by a career-high six treys. The former McDonald's All-American added eight rebounds, six assists and four steals in the win. Nevaeh Tot returned to form and tallied 10 points and nine assists with just one turnover while adding three steals. Skylar Vann talked double-digit points for the 16th straight game, scoring 12.
Oklahoma returns to Norman on Wednesday night for its annual pink game when it will host No. 18 Baylor at 6 p.m.
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