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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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