Norman, Okla. ? With one game left, No. 9 Oklahoma finally took time to revel in its Big 12 Conference championship.

After pulling away in the second half of a 73-45 victory against Nebraska on Sunday, the Sooners celebrated the regular-season title they secured a week ago with little fanfare.

Erin Higgins scored 17 points, and Courtney Paris recorded her 21st double-double in a row with 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the way in Oklahoma’s 13th straight victory.

Unsure what to do when her team was nitpicking its mistakes instead of enjoying a 14-0 Big 12 start, Sooners coach Sherri Coale went to a colleague, football coach Bob Stoops, for pointers.

Coale said Stoops, who’s had three undefeated regular seasons at Oklahoma, told her that “sometimes you need to stop in the middle of a winning streak and remind them how much fun it is.”

After this victory, the Sooners dropped red and white balloons from the rafters and cut down the nets during a celebration that merged with the final home game for seniors Beky Preston and Andrews.

The sellout crowd chanted “Big 12 Champs!” as players donned T-shirts and caps touting their title and hoisted the conference championship trophy.

Oklahoma's Ashley Paris cuts down a piece of the net in recognition of winning the Big 12 regular-season championship. After beating Nebraska on Sunday in Norman, Okla., the Sooners celebrated the title they clinched last week.

“I think they had a ball tonight. I do. I think they enjoyed it from start to finish, and that’s exactly what you would hope senior day would be like and exactly how you would hope to close out a conference stretch,” Coale said.

“We have one more game to go, obviously, and that’s a big one. There’ll be similar pandemonium there, I suppose. But to close it out this way at home I think is so appropriate.”

No. 25 Texas A&M 64, Iowa State 53

College Station, Texas – A’Quonesia Franklin scored 18 points to lead Texas A&M past Iowa State. Franklin hit seven of 15 from the field, including four of nine from behind the arc. Takia Starks added 11 points, and Danielle Gant came off the bench to score 10 for the Aggies (21-7, 10-5 Big 12).

Texas Tech 58, Texas 46

Austin, Texas – LaToya Davis scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Texas Tech over Texas, a key victory in the Raiders’ push for an NCAA Tournament bid in Hall of Fame coach Marsha Sharp’s final season.

It was Tech’s first game since Sharp surprised her team Friday with the announcement that she would retire after the season. Erin Myrick added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Raiders (14-12, 9-6 Big 12).