Southern Illinois Salukis at Oklahoma Sooners
· NCAA Women's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
48 - 80
48 - 80
No. 16 Oklahoma women beat Southern Illinois 80-48
Oklahoma had just a 38-32 lead at halftime, but the Sooners started the third quarter on an 8-0 run and outscored Southern Illinois 23-2 in the period. The Salukis were 0-of-10 shooting in the quarter.
It was the fewest points allowed by Oklahoma in a quarter since the NCAA started the four 10-minute quarters format last season.
Oklahoma (1-0) was 1 of 16 from 3-point range but made 23 of 28 free throws. Freshman Nancy Mulkey had three of the Sooners' nine blocks.
Rishonda Napier, an all-Missouri Valley Conference selection last season, scored 14 points on 6-of-22 shooting for Southern Illinois (0-1). Kylie Giebelhausen added 12 points after making 5 of 18 shots for the Salukis, who were 19 of 75 from the floor (25.3 percent).
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 48 - 80 |
| 4th 0:12 |  |
Gileysa Penzo Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 80 |
| 4th 0:12 |  |
Olivia Bowling missed Layup. | 48 - 80 |
| 4th 0:20 | |
Kristen Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 80 |
| 4th 0:20 | |
Nancy Mulkey missed Jumper. | 48 - 80 |
Statistics
 SIU |
OU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-75 | FG | 28-64 |
| 25 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-30 | 3PT | 1-16 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 6 |
| 5-12 | FT | 23-28 |
| 42 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 23 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 39 |
Game Information
Lloyd Noble Center
Location: Norman, OK
Attendance: 3,223 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 19-1 | - | 31-4 |
| Belmont | 16-4 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 24-14 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 13-7 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Drake | 10-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| UIC | 9-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 7-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
| Indiana State | 5-15 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Evansville | 5-15 | 14 | 10-25 |
| Valparaiso | 0-20 | 19 | 0-32 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 15-1 | - | 36-4 |
| Texas | 13-3 | 2 | 35-4 |
| Vanderbilt | 13-3 | 2 | 29-5 |
| LSU | 12-4 | 3 | 29-6 |
| Oklahoma | 11-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Kentucky | 8-8 | 7 | 25-11 |
| Georgia | 8-8 | 7 | 22-10 |
| Ole Miss | 8-8 | 7 | 24-12 |
| Tennessee | 8-8 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Alabama | 7-9 | 8 | 24-11 |
| Texas A&M | 7-9 | 8 | 14-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Florida | 5-11 | 10 | 18-15 |
| Missouri | 4-12 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Auburn | 3-13 | 12 | 15-17 |
| Arkansas | 1-15 | 14 | 12-20 |