March 7, 2001
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Mandy Nightingale scored 18 points as No. 20 Colorado beat Missouri 83-72 Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's tournament.
Colorado (21-7) advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1997. The Buffaloes will play No. 7 Oklahoma on Thursday.
Britt Hartshorn scored 17 points, Jenny Roulier 15, Linda Lappe 13 and Eisha Bohman 12 for Colorado.
Marlena Williams scored 14 points and Evan Unrau and Natalie Bright each added 13 for Missouri (21-8).
Missouri went on a 9-0 run and cut a 20-point deficit to 50-39 with 14:14 left. Colorado's Caroline Koechlin hit a 3-pointer and the Buffaloes made 18 straight free throws to seal the win.