Big 12 Women: Wildcats rout Aggies

Dutmer scores 20 as Kansas State cruises past Texas A&M

? Kansas State reserve Amy Dutmer rendered inconsequential the absence of three-point specialist Laurie Koehn for a seventh straight game.

Dutmer made six of eight three-pointers and finished with a career-high 20 points Saturday while filling in for Koehn, who has an ankle injury, in K-State’s 88-49 victory against Texas A&M.

“I guess I was in the zone,” Dutmer said. “They were leaving me wide open, and I just shot the ball.”

Nicole Ohlde had 22 points, 14 rebounds and was 8-of-8 from the free-throw line for the No. 5 Wildcats (25-2 overall, 12-1 Big 12 Conference). Kendra Wecker added 16 points despite 5-of-14 shooting.

Megan Mahoney added 15 points and Brie Madden a career-high 13 for KSU, which never trailed in winning its 20th straight home game.

The Wildcats have won four straight games against the Aggies (10-14, 3-10) and lead the series 7-3. The win was the largest in the series for Kansas State, surpassing a 12-point victory over Texas A&M in 1997.

The Wildcats shot 54 percent from the floor, their best performance in nine games.

“Everything started on the defensive end,” Wecker said. “Our whole team defense was key for us.”

Mindy Garrison and Janae Derrick had 11 points each for the Aggies, who shot just 32 percent.

“Once again we got into a game where we couldn’t score,” Texas A&M coach Peggie Gillom said. “It’s hard to stop all five of their three-pointers. That’s hard to defend. They manhandled us today.”

Kansas State made its first eight shots and held a 26-6 lead midway through the first half. A pair of threes from Garrison cut the lead to 15.

Kansas State's Megan Mahoney, right, drives past Texas A&M's Janae Derrick. The Wildcats beat the Aggies, 88-49, Saturday in Manhattan.

But Dutmer hit four three-pointers in 211/42 minutes as the Wildcats moved out to a 52-27 halftime lead.

“I thought we controlled the game for the first 20 minutes,” Kansas State coach Deb Patterson said. “It’s really a new experience for us to go into halftime with that kind of a lead.”

Gillom credited Dutmer.

“We knew she could hit,” she said. “I just didn’t think she was that accurate. And we left her wide open.”

No. 8 Texas Tech 83, Oklahoma State 48

Stillwater, Okla. — Jia Perkins and Cisti Greenwalt scored 14 points apiece as eighth-ranked Texas Tech rolled over Oklahoma State.

Natalie Ritchie added 13, and LaToya Davis had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Raiders (22-3, 11-2), who made it an easy season sweep of Oklahoma State. They had beaten the Cowgirls by 50 points Jan. 18 at home.

Oklahoma State (6-18, 2-11) got 15 points from Trisha Skibbe, but shot just 25.7 percent (18-of-70) and was overmatched in all areas. The Raiders had a 59-24 advantage on the backboards and blocked 13 shots to more than offset their 25 turnovers.

No. 10 Texas 86, Nebraska 54

Austin, Texas — Alisha Sare had 16 points to lead five scorers in double figures, and 10th-ranked Texas used an early 18-0 run to sprint away from Nebraska.

Jamie Carey added 13 points, Heather Schreiber 12 and Stacy Stephens and Coco Reed 11 apiece for the Longhorns (18-5, 12-1 Big 12). Stephens also had 10 rebounds.

Alexa Johnson scored 15 points to lead Nebraska, (8-16, 1-12).

Texas, 14-0 at home, set a school record by committing just four turnovers. The Longhorns also forced 18 turnovers. Texas outscored Nebraska 23-4 in points off turnovers.

Oklahoma 61, Iowa State 48

Norman, Okla. — Dionnah Jackson scored 20 points, leading Oklahoma past Iowa State.

Jackson added seven rebounds and seven assists for the Sooners (16-10, 7-6). Maria Villarroel added 13 points, 10 rebounds and two assists.

Oklahoma hit 37 percent of its shots in the first half and led 32-18 at halftime.

Iowa State (10-14, 5-8) rallied in the second half. The Cyclones outscored the Sooners 30-29, but couldn’t overcome the deficit.

Lindsey Wilson led Iowa State with 21 points.

Colorado 69, Missouri 48

Boulder, Colo. — Tera Bjorklund scored 22 points, and Colorado played a dominating second half.

Colorado (19-5, 9-4) trailed by three at the break, but went on a 15-3 run early in the second half and took the lead for good.

The Buffaloes had 42 points on 58 percent shooting in the second half, compared with 18 points on 22 percent shooting for Missouri (13-11, 7-6).

Linda Lappe had 13 points, and Veronica Johns-Richardson added 10 points off the bench for Colorado. Sabrina Scott had 11 rebounds.

Tracy Lozier had 16 points for Missouri and made four of six three-pointers.