Oklahoma 96, Mercer 82: Ryan Spangler and Cameron Clark combined for 39 points and 14-for-23 shooting to carry the Sooners past the Bears.

Spangler, a sophomore transfer from Gonzaga, finished with a career-high 20 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for Oklahoma (6-1). Sophomore Buddy Hield scored a season-high 20 points, including 14 in the second half, with Jordan Woodard contributing 13 points and six assists.

Monty Brown and Phillip Leonard came off the bench for 16 and 12 points, respectively, to lead the Bears (5-4), who shot 43.5 percent from the floor. Bud Thomas was the only starter in double figures for Mercer with 11 points as Langston Hall, who entered the game as Mercer's leading scorer at 16.4 points, finished with seven.

The Sooners came out smoking in the second half with an 18-0 run to take a 63-32 stranglehold as Mercer opened 0-of-6 from the floor before Thomas sank a 3-pointer nearly six minutes in. Oklahoma hit on its first four 3-pointers of the half and rolled to its 13th half of 40 or more points this season.

Oklahoma used an early 16-0 run to go up by 14 midway through the first half as Spangler hit his first four shots on his way to a 13-point half on 6-of-7 shooting from the field. The Bears kept the deficit within single digits before the Sooners went on a 6-2 run before the intermission for a 45-32 halftime lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma (26-of-30) and Mercer combined to go 46-of-53 from the foul line. ... Spangler notched his third double-double of the season. ... The Sooners were 10-for-22 from 3-point range.