[January 28, 2014]NORMAN, Okla. —
No. 25 Oklahoma 88, No. 10 Oklahoma
State 76: Jordan Woodard scored 18 points and Ryan Spangler collected 15
points and a career-high 17 rebounds as the Sooners upset the visiting
Cowboys.
Tyler Neal added a season-high 15 points off the bench for
Oklahoma (17-4, 6-2 Big 12), which won its 10th straight against the
Cowboys in Norman. Buddy Hield chipped in 11 points on 4-of-12
shooting while Frank Booker had eight points.
Marcus Smart scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half for
Oklahoma State (16-4, 4-3), which lost for the second time in its
last three games. Phil Forte made all six of his attempts from
3-point range and finished with 20 points and Markel Brown
contributed 18 points and seven rebounds.
Smart and Le'Bryan Nash each received two early fouls and were held
to a combined 12 points in 14 minutes in the first half as the
Sooners led 46-38 at the break. Nash, who scored a career-high 29
points in Saturday's 81-75 win over West Virginia, finished with
eight points and three rebounds before fouling out with 3:30
remaining.
Spangler's three-point play put the Sooners ahead 75-62 with six
minutes to play before Forte's 3-pointer sparked an 8-1 run. The
Cowboys pulled within six on Nash's basket with just under four
minutes left but Oklahoma answered with seven straight points to
secure the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma State F Kamari Murphy had four points and
nine rebounds before fouling out with just under two minutes to
play. … Sooners F Cameron Clark, who entered the game averaging a
team-high 17 points, was held to seven points and six rebounds. …
Oklahoma was 30-of-42 from the foul line compared to 15-of-22 for
the Cowboys.
Tyler Neal added a season-high 15 points off the bench for
Oklahoma (17-4, 6-2 Big 12), which won its 10th straight against the
Cowboys in Norman. Buddy Hield chipped in 11 points on 4-of-12
shooting while Frank Booker had eight points.
