National Basketball Association
Oklahoma 74, Ohio 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2012
Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Doug Sirmons, # Bret Smith, # Andrew Walton
Attendance:
10036
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Oklahoma 74, Ohio 63: Steven Pledger scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds as the host Sooners used a 15-2 run midway through the second half to pull away from the Bobcats.
Amath M'Baye recorded 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting and six rebounds while Romero Osby added 16 and five for Oklahoma (8-3), which assisted on 14 of its 27 baskets and forced 18 turnovers.
D.J. Cooper led Ohio (8-5) with 14 points and seven assists, Reggie Keely had 13 points and a game-high eight rebounds and Walter Offutt chipped in 11 points.
After entering halftime tied 29-29, a Buddy Hield 3-pointer sparked a 9-0 Oklahoma run to give the Sooners a 41-32 lead with 14:57 left. After an Offutt 3-pointer cut the Ohio deficit to 47-43 3:20 later, Pledger answered with a deep ball as Oklahoma scored seven straight points.
Four Cooper points and a Jon Smith dunk pulled the Bobcats within 56-52 with 7:10 left before back-to-back Cameron Clark dunks started the decisive run. Pledger made a 3-pointer and a jumper as the Sooners lead ballooned to 71-54 with 2:59 left on an Osby layup.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma has won 37 of its last 38 and 95 of its last 98 home non-conference games. ... Ohio fell to 0-4 on the road this year. The Bobcats are 8-1 at home. ... Hield finished with five points and a team-high seven assists for Oklahoma.
Top Game Performances
| Ohio |
|
Oklahoma |
|
D.J. Cooper 14 |
Scoring |
Steven Pledger 18 |
|
D.J. Cooper 7 |
Assists |
Buddy Hield 7 |
|
Reggie Keely 8 |
Rebounds |
Amath M'Baye 6 |
|
Ivo Baltic 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Romero Osby 6 |
|
Kadeem Green 1 |
Steals |
Buddy Hield 4 |
|
Jon Smith 1 |
Blocks |
Romero Osby 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Ohio
|
63 |
47.2 |
8-26 |
5-7 |
16 |
24 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
| Oklahoma
|
74 |
47.4 |
3-12 |
17-23 |
14 |
30 |
1 |
12 |
11 |
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