The twelfth-seeded FGCU women's basketball team gave fifth-seeded/No. 18 Oklahoma all it could handle Saturday in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament at Assembly Hall but fell a three-pointer short in a 73-70 loss.
FGCU came out strong with 25 points in the first period but was outscored in the second and third, 10-18 and 15-20 and both teams scored 20 in the final period.
The three-point final score difference was almost erased at the end of the game. Cairns’ 3-point shot was blocked by the Sooners with 3 seconds left. The Eagles got the rebound with a second left. Eagles Forward Uju Ezeudu missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
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