Hogs Fall to No. 16 Oklahoma

FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas women’s basketball (9-20, 2-12 SEC) dropped its final Sunday game in Bud Walton Arena of the season, 94-54, to No. 16 Oklahoma (21-6, 9-5).

The Hogs kept it close going into halftime down eight points at halftime, but the Sooners, led by center Reagan Beers’ 30 points and seven rebounds, outscored Arkansas 54-22 in the second half to pick up the 40-point win.

The Razorbacks got off to a slow start from three-point land after freshman Phoenix Stotijn’s make in the opening minute of the game. The squad showed improvement offensively in the second quarter and scored a game high 17 points powered by threes from Karley Johnson, Jenna Lawrence and Vera Ojenuwa.

Arkansas finished the half 11-31 from the field.

Oklahoma put the game away in the third quarter after outscoring the Hogs 32-16. Arkansas started 3-3 from beyond the arc but the Sooners had an answer and then fired off an 8-0 run followed by a 15-0 run with two threes from Beers. Cristina Sanchez-Cerqueria ended stopped the bleeding with a three, her only bucket of the game.

The game’s pace slowed down to start the last quarter as both teams combined for four points in the first three minutes. After a free throw from Johnson, OU jumped out to a 40-point lead via a 22-6 run.

The Sooners finished at 45% from the field and made 37 of their 82 attempts.

Izzy Higginbottom entered double figures for the 26th time this season, scoring 22 points to pace the Hogs.

Up Next

Arkansas will play its final home game on Thursday against Missouri. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on SEC Network+.

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