National Basketball Association
Oklahoma 83, Harvard 71
When: 8:30 PM ET, Friday, December 25, 2015
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials:
# Don Dailey, # Michael Greenstein, # Keith Kimble
Attendance:
7251
By The Sports Xchange
Guard Buddy Hield scored 34 points, and No. 3 Oklahoma broke open a tight game early in second half en route to an 83-71 win over Harvard on Friday in the championship game of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Oklahoma opened the second half with a 17-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Hield that put the Sooners ahead 50-35. Point guard Jordan Woodard added a pair of 3-pointers early in the second, as Oklahoma took command.
Harvard answered with a 12-0 run to get back into the game, but never regained the lead. Hield converted a three-point play with three minutes left to help the Sooners fend off Harvard's last challenge.
Harvard center Zena Edosomwan led the Crimson (5-7) with 25 points and 15 rebounds.
Woodard scored a career-high 28 points, and guard Isaiah Cousins scored seven points to reach 1,000 points for his career.
Harvard led 37-35 at halftime, behind 13 points and eight rebounds from Edosomwan. It was the first time the Sooners have trailed at halftime this season.
The Sooners (11-0) are one of five remaining unbeaten teams Division I, along with No. 1 Michigan State, No. 6 Xavier, No. 18 SMU and No. 25 South Carolina. Oklahoma is off to its best start since the Blake Griffin-led 2008-09 Sooners won their first 12 games.
Top Game Performances
Harvard |
|
Oklahoma |
Zena Edosomwan 25 |
Scoring |
Buddy Hield 34 |
Tommy McCarthy 5 |
Assists |
Isaiah Cousins 4 |
Zena Edosomwan 16 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Spangler 15 |
Zena Edosomwan 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Buddy Hield 9 |
Zena Edosomwan 2 |
Steals |
Jordan Woodard 3 |
Evan Cummins 2 |
Blocks |
Khadeem Lattin 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Harvard
|
71 |
39.1 |
9-24 |
8-13 |
12 |
28 |
4 |
8 |
11 |
Oklahoma
|
83 |
50.0 |
9-24 |
20-26 |
10 |
38 |
4 |
5 |
16 |