No. 8 Oklahoma beats Memphis 84-78
Buddy Hield scored 30 points and No. 8 Oklahoma held off Memphis 84-78 on Tuesday in the Sooners' season-opening game.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Oklahoma Sooners
84
Memphis Tigers
78
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OU | 42 | 42 | 84 |
| MEM | 41 | 37 | 78 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs North Alabama Lions | W 81-72 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils | W 84-57 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs East Texas A&M Lions | L 64-68 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 84-78
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 83-78
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 82-78
Foul on K.J. Lawson.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 82-78
Foul on Isaiah Cousins.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 82-78
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 81-78
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 80-78
Foul on Trahson Burrell.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 80-78
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 80-77
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 80-76
Foul on Isaiah Cousins.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 80-76
Jordan Woodard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Cousins.
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DunkShot 1:24 77-76
Ryan Spangler made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Woodard.
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LayUpShot 1:38 75-76
Dedric Lawson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 75-74
Jordan Woodard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 74-74
Jordan Woodard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 73-74
Foul on Ricky Tarrant.
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PersonalFoul 2:38 73-74
Foul on Ryan Spangler.
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LayUpShot 2:47 73-74
Jordan Woodard made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 71-74
Ricky Tarrant made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:16 71-73
Ricky Tarrant made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:16 71-72
Foul on Jordan Woodard.
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PersonalFoul 3:34 71-72
Foul on Isaiah Cousins.
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TipShot 4:28 71-72
Dedric Lawson made Two Point Tip Shot.
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LayUpShot 4:59 71-70
Trahson Burrell made Layup. Assisted by Ricky Tarrant.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:08 71-68
Isaiah Cousins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Buddy Hield.
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JumpShot 5:25 68-68
Markel Crawford made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 68-66
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 67-66
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 66-66
Foul on Markel Crawford.
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DunkShot 6:05 66-66
Buddy Hield made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Woodard.
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DunkShot 6:15 64-66
Markel Crawford made Dunk. Assisted by Avery Woodson.
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DunkShot 6:31 64-64
Markel Crawford made Dunk. Assisted by Trahson Burrell.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:17 64-62
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:17 63-62
Foul on Markel Crawford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:34 63-62
Dedric Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Tarrant.
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LayUpShot 7:43 63-59
Ryan Spangler made Layup. Assisted by Buddy Hield.
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DunkShot 7:58 61-59
Trahson Burrell made Dunk. Assisted by Ricky Tarrant.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:42 61-57
Dedric Lawson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:42 61-56
Dedric Lawson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:42 61-55
Foul on Ryan Spangler.
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PersonalFoul 11:05 61-55
Foul on Jordan Woodard.
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TipShot 11:16 61-55
Dante Buford made Two Point Tip Shot.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:34 59-55
Jeremiah Martin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:34 59-54
Foul on Ryan Spangler.
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LayUpShot 11:47 59-54
Buddy Hield made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:04 57-54
Avery Woodson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Tarrant.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:20 57-51
Isaiah Cousins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Buddy Hield.
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PersonalFoul 12:34 54-51
Foul on K.J. Lawson.
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PersonalFoul 13:02 54-51
Foul on Jamuni McNeace.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:07 54-51
Ryan Spangler made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:07 53-51
Foul on Shaq Goodwin.
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PersonalFoul 13:16 53-51
Foul on Shaq Goodwin.
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JumpShot 13:59 53-51
Trahson Burrell made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:49 53-49
Jamuni McNeace made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:49 52-49
Foul on K.J. Lawson.
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JumpShot 14:49 52-49
Jamuni McNeace made Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Cousins.
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JumpShot 15:17 50-49
Trahson Burrell made Jumper. Assisted by Ricky Tarrant.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:14 50-47
Jordan Woodard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:14 49-47
Foul on K.J. Lawson.
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LayUpShot 16:14 49-47
Jordan Woodard made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Cousins.
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End Game 0:00 84-78
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:05 84-78
Buddy Hield Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 84-78
Craig Randall missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 84-78
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:06 83-78
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:06 82-78
Foul on K.J. Lawson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:07 82-78
Buddy Hield Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 82-78
Dedric Lawson missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:07 82-78
Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 82-78
Dedric Lawson missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:07 82-78
Memphis Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 82-78
Dedric Lawson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 82-78
Foul on Isaiah Cousins.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 82-78
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 81-78
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 80-78
Foul on Trahson Burrell.
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ShortTimeOut 0:19 80-78
Oklahoma Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 80-78
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 80-77
Shaq Goodwin made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 80-76
Foul on Isaiah Cousins.
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Offensive Rebound 0:19 80-76
Shaq Goodwin Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:19 80-76
Trahson Burrell missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:21 80-76
Trahson Burrell Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 80-76
Ricky Tarrant missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:38 80-76
Jordan Woodard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Cousins.
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Defensive Rebound 1:05 77-76
Jordan Woodard Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:05 77-76
Avery Woodson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 1:10 77-76
Shaq Goodwin Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:10 77-76
Isaiah Cousins Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:16 77-76
Isaiah Cousins Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:16 77-76
Dedric Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 1:24 77-76
Ryan Spangler made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Woodard.
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LayUpShot 1:38 75-76
Dedric Lawson made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 1:44 75-74
Memphis Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 75-74
Jordan Woodard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:48 74-74
Jordan Woodard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:48 73-74
Foul on Ricky Tarrant.
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Defensive Rebound 2:14 73-74
Dante Buford Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:14 73-74
Ricky Tarrant missed Layup.
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Steal 2:22 73-74
Markel Crawford Steal.
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Team Stats
OU
MEM
29-68
FG
27-78
43
Field Goal %
35
11-26
3PT
6-26
42
Three Point %
23
15-20
FT
18-31
75
Free Throw %
58
48
Rebounds
48
15
Offensive Rebounds
23
33
Defensive Rebounds
25
17
Assists
13
7
Steals
10
6
Blocks
9
19
Turnovers
12
1
Team Turnovers
0
19
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
23
Fouls
21
8
Largest Lead
3
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