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Epps' Career Night Leads Hoops to Wild OT Win Over Oklahoma

Makayla Epps scored nine of her career-high 29 points in overtime and Linnae Harper added 23 to help No. 9 Kentucky beat Oklahoma 92-88 on Friday night in the Paradise Jam. Trailing 78-70 with 1:31 left in the second half, Kentucky rallied scoring nine of the next 10 points to send it ot overtime. Epps hit the second of two free throws with one second left in regulation to tie the game at 79. She had five points in the spurt. Kentucky (5-1) kept the momentum going in overtime scoring eight of the first 10 points to go up 87-81 on Azia Bishop's layup with 2:42 left.

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