Houston Christian Huskies at Oklahoma Sooners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Oklahoma finds the range in 2nd half, downs Houston Baptist
Elijah Harkless scored 13 points with nine rebounds and Jordan Goldwire scored 11 for Oklahoma.
The Sooners (5-1) trailed 27-22 at halftime after shooting 31% in the first 20 minutes, making just 9 of 29 shots, including 1-for-12 from 3-point distance. They shot 44% after halftime.
Houston Baptist (1-4), meanwhile, ended the first half shooting nearly 60%, sinking 11 of 19 shots but was held to just three field goals in 23 tries through the first 17 minutes of the second half.
Consecutive 3-pointers by Gibson and Tanner Groves ignited an 18-0 run that had the Sooners going from five points down to leading by 13 in just under seven minutes.
Zion Tordoff led Houston Baptist scoring nine of his 11 points in the first half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 40 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 40 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Za-Ontay Boothman made Free Throw. | 40 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Houston Baptist Deadball Team Rebound. | 39 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Za-Ontay Boothman missed Free Throw. | 39 - 57 |
Statistics
 HCU |
 OU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-46 | FG | 21-56 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 2-13 | 3PT | 5-25 |
| 15 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 6-10 | FT | 10-13 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 32 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Norman, OK
Attendance: 5,828 | Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
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| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
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