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Sooners take down No. 3 Baylor 72-67 in Big 12 quarterfinals
Read full article: Sooners take down No. 3 Baylor 72-67 in Big 12 quarterfinalsUmoja Gibson scored 14 points, including a crucial three-point play with less than a minute to go, and Oklahoma rallied in the second half for a 72-67 victory over third-ranked Baylor in the Big 12 quarterfinals.
Top-ranked Baylor beats Oklahoma 84-74 for 20th win in row
Read full article: Top-ranked Baylor beats Oklahoma 84-74 for 20th win in rowJames Akinjo matched his career high with 27 points, Adam Flagler scored 22 and top-ranked Baylor stretched its national-best winning streak to 20 games with an 84-74 win over Oklahoma.
Oklahoma frustrate No. 12 Arkansas in 1st loss of season
Read full article: Oklahoma frustrate No. 12 Arkansas in 1st loss of seasonElijah Harkless scored 21 points and Oklahoma handed No. 12 Arkansas its first loss of the season, frustrating the Razorbacks’ top shooters and their coach in an 88-66 romp.
Oklahoma can't hang with Timme, Gonzaga; top seed advances
Read full article: Oklahoma can't hang with Timme, Gonzaga; top seed advancesGonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) celebrates with teammate Corey Kispert (24) after defeating Oklahoma in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Monday, March 22, 2021. Drew Timme scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the top-seeded Bulldogs beat No. “Thought we got a little better feel for the pace of things in the second half,” Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said. SECOND WEEKENDThe last time Gonzaga was eliminated before the tournament's second weekend was in 2015, when the Bulldogs were a No. Oklahoma failed to reach the second week for the third straight tournament appearance since reaching the Final Four in 2016.
Cunningham scores 40, Oklahoma St tops No. 7 Oklahoma in OT
Read full article: Cunningham scores 40, Oklahoma St tops No. 7 Oklahoma in OTOklahoma State's freshman star scored 10 of his season-high 40 points in overtime to help the Cowboys defeat No. Now, the Cowboys will try to duplicate the performance — the teams will meet again on Monday at Oklahoma State. Harmon had 14 points at the break for Oklahoma while Cunningham had 13 for the Cowboys. AdA 3-pointer by Harmon pushed the edge to 10 at the start of the second half before Oklahoma State surged. With Oklahoma State up by two, Reaves drove and found Brady Manek for the tying layup with seven seconds to play in regulation.
Harmon scores 18; No. 24 Oklahoma tops No. 9 Alabama
Read full article: Harmon scores 18; No. 24 Oklahoma tops No. 9 AlabamaDe'Vion Harmon scored 18 points to help No. I thought these guys (Oklahoma), they play hard to begin with, and then when they’re down two starters, they really bought in. “Anytime you can win a game like that is big from a resume standpoint, big from a confidence standpoint, momentum. A pair of free throws by Keon Ellis gave Alabama a 60-59 lead with just under four minutes to play. Alabama could take a significant hit with this loss, especially given the players Oklahoma was missing.
Reaves' 23 points, late FT lift Oklahoma over Texas 80-79
Read full article: Reaves' 23 points, late FT lift Oklahoma over Texas 80-79Longhorns guard Matt Coleman, who sat out most of the second half, fouled out when he sent Reaves to the line for the decisive free throws. Texas got back within one when Andrew Jones made two free throws seconds later. “We'll have to work on missing free throws, I guess," Kruger said. Before his late free throws, Reaves had a key three-point play with a drive and layup that drew a fifth foul on Texas forward Greg Brown. So I guess it was a good shot,” Reaves said.
Da Silva's buzzer-beat lifts Stanford over No. 24 UCLA
Read full article: Da Silva's buzzer-beat lifts Stanford over No. 24 UCLA(AP Photo/Tony Avelar)SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Oscar da Silva scored off an inbound pass as time expired in overtime to lift Stanford over No. Da Silva finished with 26 points, the last coming on a lay-in off a set piece with 0.8 seconds remaining. Da Silva cut down the lane, received Michael O'Connell's feed from under the basket and banked the winning shot in with his left hand. Da Silva beat two defenders to McConnell's pass for the winning shot. Stanford: A gritty effort from the Cardinal, especially da Silva, who came up big with six points in overtime.