Carl Blair's go-ahead shot with 2:09 remaining in the second half lifted Oklahoma to a 76-73 triumph over Central Arkansas on Thursday.

Shortly after Imad Qahwash hit a 3-pointer to give the Central Arkansas a 68-67 lead, Blair put the Sooners (7-6) back in front for good with a running layup. Oklahoma forward Andrew Fitzgerald converted with a 3-point play 45 seconds later and the Sooners didn't trail the rest of the way.

Cameron Clark led all scorers with 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting as Oklahoma won for the fourth time in five games while improving to 7-0 at home. Fitzgerald added 11 for the Sooners, who converted 61.2 percent of their shots from the field.

Qahwash paced the Bears (4-9) with 15 points, while Dewan Clayborn added 13 and Chris Henson had 11 in a reserve role. Central Arkansas fell short despite shooting 54.2 percent from the field and hitting 12 of 22 3-point attempts.