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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma 77, Texas Christian 69
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Officials: # Gary Maxwell, # Ray Natili, # Bret Smith
Attendance: 9854

No. 25 Oklahoma 77, Texas Christian 69: Ryan Spangler had 13 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to help the Sooners finally put away the visiting Horned Frogs.

Spangler recorded his eighth double-double after going scoreless in the first half. Buddy Hield led Oklahoma (15-4, 4-2 Big 12) with 16 points and Cameron Clark added 15 points, including a 3-of-4 performance from the 3-point line.

Kyan Anderson had 23 points for Texas Christian (9-9, 0-6) and Amric Fields added 15 points. Freshman Karviar Shepherd added 12 points and 11 rebounds for his second career double-double.

Oklahoma used a 9-0 run for a double-digit lead late in the first half, but the Horned Frogs finished on a 9-2 run, including four points from Anderson, to get within 40-36. Spangler's first field goal snapped a 47-all tie with a little more than 13 minutes left and started a 12-2 run but the Horned Frogs rallied again, getting back-to-back 3-pointers from Fields and Anderson with 9:30 left.

TCU tied the game at 66 on Fields' layup with less than four minutes left but Oklahoma responded with a 11-1 run, capped by Spangler's shot-clock-beating 3-pointer with 30 seconds left. Spangler, who entered the game with only two made 3-pointers this season, went 4-of-7 from the floor in the second half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Sooners recorded a season-high 13 steals, led by Clark's five. ... Isaiah Cousins added 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting for the Sooners and Je'lon Hornbeak had 10 points off the bench. ... The Sooners outrebounded TCU 36-32 and forced 16 turnovers while losing 15.


Top Game Performances
 
Texas Christian   Oklahoma
Kyan Anderson 23 Scoring Buddy Hield 16
Kyan Anderson 4 Assists Buddy Hield 5
Karviar Shepherd 11 Rebounds Ryan Spangler 16
Kyan Anderson 6 Free Throws Made Cameron Clark 4
Kyan Anderson 2 Steals Cameron Clark 5
N/A Blocks D.J. Bennett 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas Christian 69 43.1 5-17 14-21 8 30 0 5 16
Oklahoma 77 47.3 8-18 17-21 12 35 3 13 15