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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma 87, Creighton 74
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 19, 2015
Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Officials: # Don Daily, # Ray Natili, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 9528

NORMAN, Okla. -- Buddy Hield scored a career-high 33 points to lead the No. 3 Sooners to a 87-74 win over Creighton on Saturday afternoon at Lloyd Noble Center.

The Sooners (8-0) had cruised through much of their non-conference, not trailing in the second half since their season opener at Memphis.

But the Bluejays pushed the Sooners plenty, clawing back from a 14-point first-half deficit to within one with just more than nine minutes remaining.

It was Hield's nine consecutive points during a stretch that lasted about a minute and a half that put the game away. He did it at the free-throw line, with a strip-and-score steal and finally on a contested 3-pointer with 3:16 remaining. Hield was 12 of 22 from the floor with three 3-pointers.

Jordan Woodard added 15 points and Isaiah Cousins 10 for Oklahoma. Spangler had a season-high 15 rebounds.

Khadeem Lattin had a career-high six blocks.

Maurice Watson Jr. led Creighton (7-4) with 19 points.

A year ago at Creighton, the Sooners blew an 18-point second-half lead early in the season and it looked like a similar result could play out as the Bluejays chipped away in the second half.

Creighton had a chance to take the lead after Spangler turned the ball over with about 9:30 remaining. But on the other end, Spangler stripped Geoffrey Groselle of the ball, Hield converted on the other end and the Sooners started to pull away once again.
Top Game Performances
 
Creighton   Oklahoma
Mo Watson Jr. 19 Scoring Buddy Hield 33
Mo Watson Jr. 7 Assists Isaiah Cousins 7
Geoffrey Groselle 7 Rebounds Ryan Spangler 15
Mo Watson Jr. 4 Free Throws Made Buddy Hield 6
Khyri Thomas 2 Steals Buddy Hield 2
Zach Hanson 2 Blocks Khadeem Lattin 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Creighton 74 36.5 12-26 8-10 12 34 3 6 12
Oklahoma 87 47.7 8-20 17-24 14 43 11 7 10