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Taylor, who sprained her ankle earlier in the week, delivered a game-winning jumper as time expired to lead No. 7 Iowa State to an 81-79 victory over No. 19 Oklahoma (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today, No. 19 AP) on Saturday.

"It couldn't have happened to a better kid," Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said. "Thursday night, I don't think anyone thought she was going to play."

Taylor, who hit a game-winner two years ago against Texas in a regular season conference game, said the shot against Oklahoma was special.

"This one feels pretty good, because of the way they came back," Taylor said. "I think this would have been worse if we lost because we had the big lead."

Taylor's shot in the lane rendered meaningless a late 20-0 run by Oklahoma and gave the Cyclones (11-1, 2-0) their second straight road victory.

The Cyclones were ahead 77-59 with 6:13 left in the game when Oklahoma (9-4, 1-1) changed the complexion of the game by scoring 20 straight points.

Sunny Hardeman made four of her career-high six 3-pointers in the second half.

Her 3-pointer with 1:32 left in the game put the Sooners up for the first time in the second half, 79-77.

"My teammates were able to find me for the 3-pointers and when I am wide open, I will definitely take the shot," Hardeman said.

Iowa State's Lindsey Wilson finally stopped her team's drought, tying the game at 79 with two free throws, before Taylor's game-winning basket.

"Obviously this is what people have talked about Big 12 basketball being all about," Fennelly said. "I saw two teams that were very good and played their guts out. We just had two more points at the end of the game."

Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said the loss was hard to take, especially after rallying from an 18-point deficit.

"I'll be honest, this hurts right now," Coale said. "It's never easy to lose a game anywhere, but it's really hard like this."

The win may prove more important as the Big 12 Conference picture plays out. Both teams were expected to challenge for the title and are not scheduled to meet again during the regular season.

"I don't think any team will come through unscathed," Coale said. "It just means we'll have to steal one on the road."

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