Bedlam women's basketball: Sooners pull away late in win over Oklahoma State

Campbell’s 15 points and 12 rebounds Sunday in the Sooners’ 80-61 rout of Oklahoma State provided more evidence of her knack for fine tuning her skills.

OU — most notably, junior guard Aaryn Ellenberg — struggled to make shots as the Cowgirls (16-6 overall, 5-6 Big 12) grabbed early momentum.

The Sooners (18-5, 8-3) were 0 for 4 from beyond the arc and trailed 12-7 after seven minutes, when Campbell hit OU’s only successful 3-point attempt of the first half.

The former Star Spencer High School standout also gave Oklahoma its first lead on a jumper with about four minute left in the first half.

Campbell is shooting 50 percent from 3-point range during Big 12 play; she was 2 of 18 on such shots in nonconference games.

“I’ve been focusing on my left hand more than my 3,” Campbell said. “I guess it just comes along with it. I’m just gonna keep working on my left hand.”

But she’s also worked hard to improve her rebounding. Of Campbell’s 12 boards Sunday, four of them came on the offensive end.

One of Whitney Hand’s most valuable skills came from her ability to crash the offensive boards; Coale said Campbell’s improvement there helps make up for Hand’s absence, caused by her career-ending ACL tear in early December.