Buddy Hield's second-half effort propels Oklahoma into Sweet 16
Buddy Hield scored 19 of his 36 points in the final eight minutes to help No. 2 seed Oklahoma hold off No. 10 seed VCU 85-81 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
VCU Rams
81
Oklahoma Sooners
85
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCU | 31 | 50 | 81 |
| OU | 44 | 41 | 85 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | @ Memphis Tigers | L 88-89 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Little Rock Trojans | W 82-72 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 81-85
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 81-84
Foul on Doug Brooks.
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LayUpShot 0:15 81-84
Michael Gilmore made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 79-84
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 79-83
Foul on Doug Brooks.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 79-83
Foul on Jordan Woodard.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 79-83
Isaiah Cousins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 79-82
Foul on Melvin Johnson.
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DunkShot 1:17 79-82
Mo Alie-Cox made Dunk. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:07 77-82
Melvin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:20 74-82
Buddy Hield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Woodard.
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JumpShot 3:18 74-79
Buddy Hield made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:34 74-77
Melvin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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PersonalFoul 3:40 71-77
Foul on Khadeem Lattin.
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JumpShot 3:57 71-77
JeQuan Lewis made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:02 69-77
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:02 69-76
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:02 69-75
Foul on Jordan Burgess.
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LayUpShot 4:21 69-75
Mo Alie-Cox made Layup. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:51 67-75
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:51 67-74
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:51 67-73
Foul on JeQuan Lewis.
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DunkShot 5:24 67-73
Khadeem Lattin made Dunk. Assisted by Jordan Woodard.
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PersonalFoul 5:55 67-71
Foul on JeQuan Lewis.
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LayUpShot 6:04 67-71
Buddy Hield made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:20 67-69
Foul on Korey Billbury.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:39 67-69
Buddy Hield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Woodard.
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PersonalFoul 6:54 67-66
Foul on Jordan Burgess.
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LayUpShot 7:16 67-66
Jordan Burgess made Layup. Assisted by Korey Billbury.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:59 65-66
Buddy Hield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Woodard.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:10 65-63
Michael Gilmore made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:10 64-63
Michael Gilmore made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:10 63-63
Foul on Dante Buford.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:15 63-63
Jordan Burgess made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:15 62-63
Foul on Christian James.
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JumpShot 9:40 62-63
Isaiah Cousins made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:56 62-61
Michael Gilmore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mo Alie-Cox.
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JumpShot 10:17 59-61
Buddy Hield made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:02 59-59
Michael Gilmore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Burgess.
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PersonalFoul 11:22 56-59
Foul on Christian James.
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DunkShot 11:49 56-59
Mo Alie-Cox made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 12:01 54-59
Foul on Ryan Spangler.
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JumpShot 12:18 54-59
Melvin Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Burgess.
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PersonalFoul 12:21 52-59
Foul on Jamuni McNeace.
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LayUpShot 13:00 52-59
JeQuan Lewis made Layup.
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JumpShot 13:31 50-59
Melvin Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:50 48-59
Buddy Hield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian James.
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LayUpShot 14:15 48-56
Buddy Hield made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:31 48-54
Foul on Korey Billbury.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:34 48-54
JeQuan Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Melvin Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:47 45-54
Jordan Woodard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:48 45-53
Foul on JeQuan Lewis.
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PersonalFoul 14:51 45-53
Foul on Doug Brooks.
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JumpShot 15:13 45-53
Jordan Woodard made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 15:39 45-51
Foul on Isaiah Cousins.
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PersonalFoul 16:00 45-51
Foul on Khadeem Lattin.
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LayUpShot 16:15 45-51
Jordan Woodard made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:45 45-49
Mo Alie-Cox made Layup. Assisted by Korey Billbury.
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PersonalFoul 17:04 43-49
Foul on JeQuan Lewis.
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LayUpShot 17:07 43-49
Melvin Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Doug Brooks.
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End Game 0:00 81-85
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:03 81-85
Christian James Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 81-85
Melvin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:09 81-85
Michael Gilmore Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 81-85
Buddy Hield missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 81-85
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 81-84
Foul on Doug Brooks.
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ShortTimeOut 0:15 81-84
VCU Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:15 81-84
Michael Gilmore made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:18 79-84
Michael Gilmore Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:18 79-84
Melvin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 79-84
Buddy Hield made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:22 79-83
Oklahoma Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:22 79-83
Buddy Hield missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:22 79-83
Foul on Doug Brooks.
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Defensive Rebound 0:27 79-83
Jordan Woodard Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 79-83
Jordan Burgess missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:27 79-83
VCU Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:27 79-83
Jordan Burgess missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:27 79-83
Foul on Jordan Woodard.
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Defensive Rebound 0:43 79-83
Michael Gilmore Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 79-83
Isaiah Cousins missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:43 79-83
Isaiah Cousins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:43 79-82
Foul on Melvin Johnson.
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Offensive Rebound 0:45 79-82
Khadeem Lattin Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:45 79-82
Jordan Woodard missed Layup.
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DunkShot 1:17 79-82
Mo Alie-Cox made Dunk. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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Defensive Rebound 1:32 77-82
Michael Gilmore Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:32 77-82
Jordan Woodard missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 2:01 77-82
VCU Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:07 77-82
Melvin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:20 74-82
Buddy Hield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Woodard.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:35 74-79
JeQuan Lewis Turnover.
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Steal 2:45 74-79
Jordan Burgess Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:45 74-79
Isaiah Cousins Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:04 74-79
JeQuan Lewis Turnover.
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JumpShot 3:18 74-79
Buddy Hield made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:34 74-77
Melvin Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JeQuan Lewis.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:40 71-77
Official TV Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:40 71-77
Khadeem Lattin Turnover.
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Team Stats
VCU
OU
30-66
FG
29-60
45
Field Goal %
48
11-31
3PT
8-26
35
Three Point %
31
10-16
FT
19-25
63
Free Throw %
76
37
Rebounds
37
13
Offensive Rebounds
11
24
Defensive Rebounds
26
16
Assists
10
7
Steals
5
1
Blocks
5
13
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
13
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
28
Points in Paint
34
23
Fouls
18
2
Largest Lead
14
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