Oklahoma 64, Oklahoma State 56: Jordan Woodard had 17 points and five steals to lead a balanced Sooners scoring attack in a win over the host Cowboys.
Buddy Hield added 15 points - 12 In the second half - for Oklahoma (14-7, 5-4 Big 12), while Ryan Spangler chipped in with 13 points, nine rebounds and a team-high six assists. TaShawn Thomas recorded 12 points and eight rebounds as the Sooners' starters scored all but five of the team's points.
Phil Forte III led Oklahoma State (14-7, 4-5) with 15 points, but only four after halftime. Le'Bryan Nash finished with 12 points while Anthony Hickey added 10 points and eight rebounds in a losing effort.
The Cowboys led 9-2, but lost Nash to his second foul less than five minutes into the game. Oklahoma State maintained its advantage, going up 22-10 on Hickey's jumper with less than nine minutes to go, but the Cowboys were held to just three free throws over the final 4:32 of the half as the Sooners cut the lead to seven at the break.
Oklahoma came out fast in the second half, opening with a 15-6 run to take its first lead on Hield's 3-pointer with less than 15 minutes to play. The Cowboys got the lead back on Tavarius Shine's 3-pointer with just over 13 minutes to go, but the Sooners held them to just five points over the next 10 minutes, building a 10-point advantage, and Oklahoma State could never get closer than four the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cowboys struggled from 3-point range, hitting just 4-of-19 attempts from beyond the arc after entering the game averaging seven triples. … Oklahoma connected on 18-of-22 from the line. … Sooners G Isaiah Cousins came into the game averaging 12.6 points but was the only Oklahoma starter not to score in double figures, finishing with two points on 1-of-6 shooting.
Oklahoma | Oklahoma St. | |
Jordan Woodard 17 | Scoring | Phil Forte III 15 |
Ryan Spangler 6 | Assists | Le'Bryan Nash 2 |
Ryan Spangler 9 | Rebounds | Anthony Hickey 8 |
Ryan Spangler 6 | Free Throws Made | Phil Forte III 6 |
Jordan Woodard 5 | Steals | Phil Forte III 4 |
Isaiah Cousins 1 | Blocks | Le'Bryan Nash 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Oklahoma | 64 | 40.0 | 6-14 | 18-22 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
Oklahoma St. | 56 | 39.6 | 4-19 | 14-20 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 16 |