No. 25 Oklahoma 77, Oklahoma State 74: Buddy Hield had 22 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer, as the Sooners handed the host Cowboys their sixth straight loss.
Frank Booker hit 4-of-6 3-pointers off the bench for 15 points and Tyler Neal added 13 points off the bench as Oklahoma (19-7, 8-5 Big 12) beat its Bedlam rival on the road for the first time since 2009. Ryan Spangler added 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Markel Brown had a game-high 26 points for Oklahoma State (16-9, 4-8) and Le'Bryan Nash had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Phil Forte chipped in 16 points for the Cowboys, who went 12-of-22 from the free-throw line.
The Sooners hit three 3-pointers - including Neal's four-point play - during a 14-4 run for 25-22 lead with just under nine minutes left but the Cowboys got within 39-37 on Forte's 3 just before halftime. Kamari Murphy and Nash had back-to-back baskets to give the Cowboys a 54-46 lead with just under 12 minutes left but Booker and Cameron Clark hit a pair of 3s to get the Sooners back within a point three minutes later.
Booker's 3 with six minutes left gave Oklahoma a 60-57 lead but Brown had six points during an 8-0 run as the Cowboys regained the lead. Booker and Hield hit three 3s in a two-minute span for lead 71-68 with just over a minute and the Sooners hit six straight free throws to offset a pair of late 3-pointers by the Cowboys.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Forte entered the game leading the Big 12 and ranked sixth nationally in free-throw shooting (92.5 percent) but went 1-of-4. ... Oklahoma State G Marcus Smart, who has been allowed to practice during his three-game suspension, watched Saturday's game from the locker room. ... Oklahoma starters Clark (five), Isaiah Cousins (zero) and Jordan Woodard (four) combined for nine points.
Oklahoma | Oklahoma St. | |
Buddy Hield 22 | Scoring | Markel Brown 26 |
Jordan Woodard 4 | Assists | Markel Brown 3 |
Ryan Spangler 13 | Rebounds | Kamari Murphy 13 |
Tyler Neal 5 | Free Throws Made | Markel Brown 7 |
Buddy Hield 3 | Steals | Markel Brown 1 |
D.J. Bennett 1 | Blocks | Markel Brown 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Oklahoma | 77 | 40.3 | 12-29 | 15-21 | 13 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Oklahoma St. | 74 | 46.7 | 6-15 | 12-22 | 12 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 8 |