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 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale scheduled a game at the Cox Convention Center to help the Sooners become familiar with the facility hosting this season's Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament. It's safe to say Courtney Paris felt right at home. Paris scored a school-record 43 points and grabbed 25 rebounds, helping No. 8 Oklahoma bounce back from its only loss with an 80-58 win over New Mexico on Saturday.
The 6-foot-4 sophomore All-America center had her way against the Lobos, breaking the Oklahoma single-game scoring record of 40 points, set by Phylesha Whaley against Arkansas in March 1999. Paris matched the second-best rebounding game in school history, missing her own school record by one. She has six of the top nine rebounding games ever at Oklahoma.
"Courtney's performance was phenomenal," Coale said. "I remember Wayman Tisdale played in this building and had a pretty impressive performance back in the day. That's what was in the back of my head when she was putting on a show."
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