The Oklahoma women are winners again.
The No.10 Sooners handled Texas A&M 77-62 on Sunday inside Lloyd Noble Center to improve to 14-3 and 2-2 in SEC action. It was a much-needed win for OU after suffering an upset to unranked Mississippi State on Thursday.
Against another unranked opponent, the Sooners assured another upset wouldn't happen Sunday. They came out strong and mounted a 27-10 lead after just the first period. That lead only continued to expand and was at 44-23 by halftime.
And the margin never got close from there in this blowout.
Player of the game: Raegan Beers
Who else?
Raegan Beers hasn't just been OU's best player this season, but one of the best players in the country since transferring from Oregon State over the offseason.
Sunday, Beers led the Sooners with 16 points and didn't even play the whole game as all of her points came before halftime. Ten of her points came from the free-throw line after making 10 of 11 attempts. She also pulled in six rebounds.
Beers didn't finish the game after injuring her left shoulder in the third quarter. She reportedly returned to the bench with an ice pack on her shoulder but did not go back into the game, which was already a blowout by that point.
Number to know: 32-14
In large part to Raegan Beers, the 6-foot-4 center, the Sooners absolutely dominated Texas A&M in the paint.
OU scored 32 of its 77 points inside the paint, compared to the Aggies' 14. Although the Aggies actually outdid OU in most statistics despite the blowout, that 18-point differential was ultimately the difference.
However, that stat proving just how much OU relies inside offensively shows how detrimental losing Beers for any amount of time would be for the Sooners.
What's next
The Sooners won't go anywhere yet and will host Missouri at 6 p.m. CT Thursday in Norman. The Tigers are 11-8 and still seeking after their first SEC win after starting conference play 0-4.