Oklahoma 101, Arkansas-Little Rock 81: Cameron Clark scored a game-high 22 points on 4-of-8 shooting from 3-point range as the host Sooners beat the Trojans.
Clark also grabbed eight rebounds for Oklahoma (5-1), which went 23-of-33 at the foul line and turned the ball over only 10 times. Buddy Hield chipped in 17 points on 3-of-6 shooting from deep while Ryan Spangler added a double-double with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 10 rebounds.
Will Neighbour paced Arkansas-Little Rock (2-4) with 16 points on 3-of-4 shooting from long range. Neighbour also had a team-high eight rebounds while DeVonte Smith (13), Josh Hagins (12) and Leroy Isler (11) all scored in double figures.
The Trojans hung around early, taking a 14-12 lead on Smith's 3-pointer 4:50 into regulation, but two Spangler layups and a Clark 3-pointer gave Oklahoma a 25-18 lead midway through the first half. After Arkansas-Little Rock pulled within two, an 11-0 spurt helped push the Sooners' lead to 59-44 at the break as Oklahoma shot 58.3 percent from 3-point range and 7-of-12 from the foul line in the opening frame.
A Neighbour 3-pointer brought the Trojans within 76-65 with 10:58 left in regulation, but that was as close as Arkansas-Little Rock got. A D.J. Bennett three-point play and Jordan Woodard 3-pointer keyed nine straight Sooners points as Oklahoma cruised from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Woodard finished with 16 points on 8-of-9 from the foul line. … Oklahoma G Isaiah Cousins chipped in 14 points and a game-high five assists. ... The Sooners are now 6-0 all-time against Arkansas-Little Rock.
Arkansas-Little Rock | Oklahoma | |
Will Neighbour 16 | Scoring | Cameron Clark 22 |
Kemy Osse 4 | Assists | Isaiah Cousins 5 |
Will Neighbour 8 | Rebounds | Ryan Spangler 10 |
Leroy Isler 5 | Free Throws Made | Jordan Woodard 8 |
Kemy Osse 3 | Steals | Cameron Clark 2 |
James White 1 | Blocks | Ryan Spangler 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Arkansas-Little Rock | 81 | 40.0 | 9-26 | 20-25 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
Oklahoma | 101 | 46.5 | 12-28 | 23-33 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 10 |