Women: Texas A&M gets by K-State, will play OU

 
By Mike Baldwin | Modified: March 13, 2009 at 7:47 pm | Published: March 13, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Texas A&M will get another shot at the Oklahoma Sooners.

Barely.

The Aggies edged Kansas State 65-63 in a quarter-final match-up of top 25 powers Friday afternoon at the Cox Center.

photo - Texas A&M guard Danielle Gant, left, shoots over Kansas State guard Kari Kincaid, right, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big 12 Conference women's tournament in Oklahoma City, Friday, March 13, 2009. Texas A&M won the game 65-63. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Texas A&M guard Danielle Gant, left, shoots over Kansas State guard Kari Kincaid, right, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Big 12 Conference women's tournament in Oklahoma City, Friday, March 13, 2009. Texas A&M won the game 65-63. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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Danielle Gant, who played high school ball at Putnam West, scored a game-high 22 points to lead No. 10 Texas A&M (24-6), including the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left.

K-State had a chance to tie it. Following a mad scramble underneath the goal, Ashley Sweat took a hurried 10-footer at the buzzer that hit the rim twice before rolling out.

A&M handed OU its only conference loss on Feb. 15.

Senior forward Marlies Gipson scored 22 to lead the No. 22 Wildcats (24-7).

This one was much different than A&M’s lopsided 26-point win in Manhattan two weeks ago.

The Aggies built a 36-26 lead late in the first half but it was a back-and-forth game the final 12 minutes featuring 14 lead changes, including 10 in the final 10 minutes.

Kansas State’s final lead was 60-59 but the Wildcats tied the game 63-63 with 43 seconds left on two Sweat free throws. Gant’s basket proved to be the difference.




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