NORMAN, Okla. (AP) \u2014 Aaliyah Chavez could barely hit anything.<\/p>\n
Then she couldn’t miss.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma’s freshman point guard scored 15 of her 26 points in overtime, and the 16th-ranked Sooners stunned No. 2 South Carolina 94-82 on Thursday night<\/a>.<\/p>\n Chavez’s overtime point total was a school record, and the clutch performance helped the Sooners match the highest-ranked opponent they have beaten in school history.<\/p>\n Chavez scored three points in the first half on 1-for-7 shooting and had nine points going into the fourth quarter. She made just 4 of 14 field goals in regulation before making all five of her shots, including four 3-pointers, in overtime.<\/p>\n Her overall performance earned South Carolina coach Dawn Staley\u2019s respect.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was great,\u201d Staley said. \u201cShe ran her team, hit big shots, handled the ball. Everything that you want a point guard to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Chavez said even when she was missing shots, teammates Raegan Beers and Sahara Williams hyped her up.<\/p>\n \u201cMy teammates kept on telling me to keep on shooting,” she said. \u201cSahara and Raegan looking and they were like, \u2018That\u2019s a great shot. I\u2019ll take that shot a million times with you.\u2019 So just knowing that they trust me on taking the shots that I was taking, it just brought my confidence up.\u201d<\/p>\n Chavez entered the game as Oklahoma’s leading scorer with 18.8 points per game, but she approached this game looking to create. She had seven assists in regulation.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can see like, I wasn\u2019t forcing my shots,” she said. \u201cI was trying to make sure that it was the best play for Oklahoma.\u201d<\/p>\n Once overtime hit, Chavez was aggressive, but still didn’t force shots.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought Aaliyah, especially in that overtime, I thought she was just like, \u2019OK, let\u2019s go. Not, \u2018I gotta do anything. I need to make sure I\u2019m doing this,'” Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk said. “She got the ball where it needed to go, and she just played.\u201d<\/p>\n The victory snapped a three-game losing skid for Oklahoma, with losses to ranked opponents Ole Miss, Kentucky and LSU. Baranczyk said beating South Carolina was big, but the Sooners can’t celebrate for too long.<\/p>\n \u201cThis isn\u2019t the end of our road,” she said. “You know, this isn\u2019t a Super Bowl win, you know, because if it is, then you\u2019re not ready for the next one in this league. 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