National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma 64, Oklahoma St. 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 31, 2015
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Officials: # Ron Groover, # Bret Smith, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 13611

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.



Top Game Performances
 
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 Stats Summary
 
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