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Pitt women ousted by Sooners

OKLAHOMA CITY — Whitney Hand couldn't quite remember her teammate's buzzer-beating 3-pointer that started Oklahoma's big run. And it took a few moments for her to remember the wild scoop shot that she contributed to that surge.

Looking back, the game seemed to be as much of a blur for her as she made it for Pittsburgh.

Hand set new career highs with 22 points and eight rebounds, and the top-seeded Sooners rolled to a 70-59 win over Pitt on Sunday night to reach the regional finals of the NCAA tournament for only the second time in school history.

"I don't think it's about what I did. I think that we all had a goal coming into this game. It was a goal of making it to the Elite Eight," said Hand, a freshman guard.

Oklahoma (31-4) put the game away with a 20-2 second-half surge that included Hand's crazy shot. The Sooners were hardly bothered by foul trouble that kept Courtney Paris off the court.

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