Are Stanford underrated? Not anymore: the Cardinal took out Courtney Paris' Sooners behind early three-pointers, a superb defensive plan, and the game of a lifetime from Brooke Smith.

Undaunted by the bigger, wider Paris, Smith tallied 35 points on 14-for-16 shooting-- layups, hook shots, pump fakes, midrange jumpers, the works.

Playing from behind for the whole contest, OU's guards couldn't move the ball well enough to counter Stanford's heads-up defense: Stanford's coach TV perhaps watched this tape. OU's best three-point threat, Britney Brown, fouled out.

The Cardinal led 9-0, then 17-4; OU came within six in the second half, but soon trailed by double digits again. OU coach Coale: "We took a little bit of a knockout punch in the first five minutes, and we were never able to steady ourselves."

Lost in the (justified, overdue) hoopla for Smith: Kristen Newlin, the 6'5" junior who double-teamed Paris along with Smith, and who used her height to deny Paris layups and boards.

Stanford's Wiggins on Smith: "There is no other post player in the country I would want on my team. Now the whole nation will get to see how great she is."