NORMAN, Okla. — Courtney Paris can now claim as many double-doubles as any man who ever played college basketball.
The reigning AP player of the year notched her 87th career double-double Saturday night, scoring a season-high 30 points and adding 14 rebounds to lead No. 10 Oklahoma to a 82-66 win over Colorado.
While there is no established women’s record, Tim Duncan set the men’s mark with 87 double-doubles at Wake Forest before winning four NBA titles with the San Antonio Spurs.
After scoring 14 points in the first half, Paris pulled down her 10th rebound when she tracked down Nyeshia Stevenson’s missed 3-pointer and put it back to give Oklahoma (17-4, 7-2 Big 12) a 49-39 lead 6 1/2 minutes into the second half.
Brittany Spears and Jackie McFarland had 19 points apiece to lead Colorado (13-10, 2-8), while Bianca Smith scored 15. McFarland also committed seven of the Buffaloes’ 20 turnovers.
Colorado has followed its 11-game winning streak by losing eight of nine.
COLORADO (13-10, 2-8 BIG 12)
Spears 7-13 4-4 19, Putnina 0-1 0-0 0, McFarland 8-14 3-4 19, Smith 4-9 4-4 15, Powers 0-3 0-0 0, Houston 0-1 0-0 0, Blythe 0-0 0-0 0, Skildum 0-0 0-0 0, Dunn 1-5 3-4 6, Dow 3-6 0-0 7, Richards 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 14-16 66.
OKLAHOMA (17-4, 7-2)
A.Paris 8-14 2-2 18, Thompson 0-4 0-0 0, C.Paris 14-21 2-5 30, Plumley 0-3 0-0 0, Robinson 3-7 5-8 11, Stevenson 7-10 0-0 16, Vining 1-2 0-0 3, Olajuwon 0-0 0-0 0, Roethlisberger 2-5 0-0 4, Willis 0-0 0-0 0, Hammond 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-66 9-15 82.
Halftime — Oklahoma 37-31. 3-point goals — Colorado 6-18 (Smith 3-7, Dow 1-2, Dunn 1-2, Spears 1-2, Houston 0-1, Powers 0-2, McFarland 0-2), Oklahoma 3-10 (Stevenson 2-4, Vining 1-2, A.Paris 0-1, Plumley 0-3). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — Colorado 32 (Dow, McFarland 7), Oklahoma 33 (C.Paris 14). Assists — Colorado 10 (Powers 4), Oklahoma 17 (C. Paris, Robinson 4). Total fouls — Colorado 18, Oklahoma 14. A — 10,548.
