Overview
- Aaliyah Chavez finished with 26 points and eight assists, going 5-for-5 in overtime with four threes to set an Oklahoma record for points in an extra period.
- Oklahoma controlled the interior with a 54–39 rebounding edge and a 50–40 advantage in paint points.
- All five Sooners starters scored in double figures, led by Payton Verhulst’s 19 and Raegan Beers’ 18 points and 14 rebounds.
- Raegan Beers’ putback with 18.4 seconds left forced overtime, where the Sooners closed on a 19–7 surge to finish the upset.
- The victory matched the highest-ranked opponent Oklahoma has defeated and ended South Carolina’s 12-game streak, with Dawn Staley lauding Chavez’s poise; next up, South Carolina hosts Vanderbilt on Sunday and Oklahoma visits Auburn.