Mizzou routs Clemson; OU freshman terrific

? Christelle N’Garsanet, EeTisha Riddle and Carlynn Savant had double-doubles, powering the Tigers to a 78-54 victory Friday night over Clemson in the first game of the season-opening WBCA/BTI Classic.

N’Garsanet had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Riddle had 14 and 13 and Savant 10 and 10. LaToya Bond added 12 points for the Tigers, scoring 10 in the second half when Clemson made a run.

Adrianne Bradshaw led Clemson with 16 points, and D’Lesha Lloyd scored 11.

Missouri took the lead for good at 22-21 on Alyssa Hollins’ jumper with 7:12 left in the first half. It was the first shot of a 16-0 run that carried Missouri to a 36-21 lead with 3:28 to go.

No. 25 Oklahoma 89, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 57

Missouri forward Carlynn Savant, on floor, battles Clemson defenders for a loose ball. Mizzou won, 78-54, Friday in Tempe, Ariz.

Norman, Okla. — Freshman Courtney Paris scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds, leading Oklahoma in the first round of the Preseason Women’s NIT.

The 6-foot-4 center, the high school player of the year by USA Today and the Naismith Foundation last season, shot 12-of-15 from the field before sitting out the final six minutes in the best scoring debut by a freshman in school history.

Laura Andrews scored all of her 11 points in the first half, Chelsi Welch also added 11 and Leah Rush had 10 for Oklahoma (1-0), which has won its last eight home openers.

Turquoise McCain scored 14 points and Nichole Drummond added 12 for Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the first Horizon League team to play in the Preseason WNIT in the tournament’s 10 years in existence.

Country star Toby Keith sat at courtside.