Kansas State's Ayoka Lee Sets NCAA Scoring Record Against Oklahoma

The Wildcats' 6-6 post player poured in 61 points as the Sooners had no answers.

John E. Hoover|

Kansas State's Ayoka Lee Sets NCAA Scoring Record Against Oklahoma

Kansas State’s Ayoka Lee shattered the NCAA single-game scoring record against Oklahoma on Saturday in Manhattan, KS.

Lee, a 6-foot-6 junior from Byron, MN, scored 61 points against the Sooners as the Wildcats routed OU 94-65.

The previous record was held by Washington’s Kelsey Plum, who scored 57. The Big 12 Conference record had been held by Baylor’s Britney Griner at 50.

“There’s not a lot to say after that one. That was a really incredible performance by Ayoka Lee,” head coach Jennie Baranczyk said. “You obviously never want to be on the wrong side of an NCAA record, but I thought that she was absolutely phenomenal and we just didn’t have an answer.”

Lee finished 23-of-30 from the field and also contributed 12 rebounds and three blocked shots.

No. 14 Oklahoma fell to to 16-3 overall and 5-2 in Big 12 play, while K-State improved to 15-4 and 5-2.

OU got 19 points on three 3-pointers from shooting ace Taylor Robertson, but the Sooners’ offense struggled mightily.

Kansas State opened the game with 15 unanswered points and took a commanding 51-27 lead at halftime. Lee had 32 points at the half — five more than her opponent.

Madi Williams scored 11 for Oklahoma as the Sooners missed freshman point guard Kelbie Washington for the third game in a row.

OU’s next contest is a home game with Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.

Published Jan 23, 2022

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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