National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma 65, Arkansas 62
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 25, 2025
Where: Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Officials: # Jason Baker, # Joe Lindsay, # Todd Austin
Attendance: 19200

Jalon Moore scored 13 points and hit the go-ahead free throw with 1:15 left in the game as Oklahoma ground out a 65-62 win over Arkansas on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark.

The Sooners' defense held the Razorbacks scoreless for the last 2:13.

Jeremiah Fears scored 16 points and Brycen Goodine chipped in nine points for the Sooners (15-4, 2-4 in Southeastern Conference play), who have won two straight games after losing the previous four.

Johnell Davis scored a game-high 18 points, D.J. Wagner added 13 points and Zvonimir Ivisic and Adou Thiero each tallied 10 points for Arkansas (12-8, 1-6).

After Moore's free throw gave Oklahoma a 63-62 lead, Davis forced a long 3-pointer that was short on the ensuing Arkansas possession. A moving screen call then led to Oklahoma's ninth turnover of the second half, but Davis missed a layup on the Razorbacks' last shot attempt.

Moore's breakaway slam at the buzzer provided the final margin.

After a Glenn Taylor Jr. layup put Oklahoma up 62-59, Davis tied the game with a corner 3-pointer with 2:13 to play.

Arkansas pushed its lead to 50-45 when Thiero hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key, the Razorbacks' defense got a stop and Ivisic hit a three from the wing with 10:06 left in the game.

Oklahoma took its first lead at 12-10 on a Moore layup that was part of an 8-0 run.

The Sooners stretched their lead to 24-16 as Goodine heated up from 3-point range. He drilled a trey on three straight Sooners possessions.

On a screen-and-roll with Fears, Godwin hammered home an alley-oop dunk as OU took a 26-16 lead. Thiero hit a pair of free throws on the next Arkansas possession, but Godwin flew in for a two-handed dunk to cap a 13-5 Sooners run.

But the Razorbacks closed the half on an 11-2 run. Ivisic left his signature on the rally when he followed up a blocked shot of a Godwin dunk attempt with a transition 3-pointer to cut the Sooners lead to 33-29. Fears hit a pair of foul shots for OU, but Davis' tip at the 18-second mark before halftime cut the Sooners' lead to 35-31.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma   Arkansas
Jeremiah Fears 16 Scoring Johnell Davis 18
Jeremiah Fears 3 Assists D.J. Wagner 5
Duke Miles 7 Rebounds Zvonimir Ivisic 6
Jeremiah Fears 7 Free Throws Made Johnell Davis 5
Mohamed Wague 2 Steals Johnell Davis 4
Sam Godwin 1 Blocks Zvonimir Ivisic 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma 65 41.2 7-21 16-20 11 32 2 6 13
Arkansas 62 37.0 9-27 13-16 10 25 4 7 9