National Basketball Association
Oklahoma 64, Oklahoma St. 49
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 12, 2015
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials:
# Doug Sirmons, # Bert Smith, # Mike Stuart
Attendance:
18972
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 14 Oklahoma 64, Oklahoma State 49: Buddy Hield scored 22 points as the third-seeded Sooners knocked off the sixth-seeded Cowboys to advance to the Big 12 tournament semifinals in Kansas City.
TaShawn Thomas added 17 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma (22-9), which will face Iowa State on Friday for a spot in the conference title game. Ryan Spangler collected a season-high 15 rebounds while Jordan Woodard added 11 points and Isaiah Cousins tallied 10.
Le’Bryan Nash scored a season-best 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Oklahoma State (18-13), which has lost six of their last seven games. Jeff Newberry scored 10 points while sharpshooter Phil Forte III had just three points on 1-of-10 shooting.
A basket by Nash tied the score at 41 midway through the second half before Oklahoma began pulling away. Nash’s jumper pulled the Cowboys within 48-45 with 6:41 left but the Sooners went on a 13-1 surge with Hield hitting two free throws to cap the run with 2:37 left.
Oklahoma recorded its fewest points for a first half and shot just 23.3 percent as the Cowboys took a 26-21 lead into the break. Oklahoma State led by eight after Newberry’s 3-pointer with 16:17 remaining before Hield hit two 3-pointers during a 12-0 burst as the Sooners took a 39-35 lead with 13 minutes remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Sooners had lost four straight Big 12 tournament games and Thursday’s victory was coach Lon Kruger’s first postseason win of any kind at the school. … The Cowboys had nine blocked shots, led by F Michael Cobbins with three. … Spangler is averaging 12.3 rebounds over the past three games.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma St. |
|
Oklahoma |
|
Le'Bryan Nash 27 |
Scoring |
Buddy Hield 22 |
|
Phil Forte III 2 |
Assists |
Isaiah Cousins 2 |
|
Le'Bryan Nash 12 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Spangler 15 |
|
Le'Bryan Nash 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Buddy Hield 9 |
|
Phil Forte III 2 |
Steals |
TaShawn Thomas 2 |
|
Michael Cobbins 3 |
Blocks |
Ryan Spangler 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma St.
|
49 |
34.5 |
3-21 |
8-15 |
9 |
34 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
| Oklahoma
|
64 |
35.7 |
5-11 |
19-21 |
7 |
39 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
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