National Basketball Association
Oklahoma 73, Oral Roberts 60
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Duke Edsall, # Warren Evans, # Roland Simmons
Attendance:
8511
By SportsDirect Inc.
Steven Pledger scored 19 points, leading five players in double figures as Oklahoma earned a 73-60 victory over in-state rival Oral Roberts Sunday afternoon in Norman, Okla.
The Golden Eagles (4-5) jumped out to an early 16-3 lead before the Sooners (5-5) roared back, using a run of 18 consecutive points to pull ahead, 30-24, late in the first half. Oral Roberts was able to get within two early in the second period before an 11-1 Oklahoma spurt rebuilt the lead to 51-39 with 10:59 to go.
Cameron Clark added 17 points for Oklahoma, which shot 50.9 percent from the floor and hit 7 of 14 from 3-point range. Pledger connected on 4 of 6 shots from beyond the arc.
Warren Niles scored a game-high 22 points in defeat for Oral Roberts.
Top Game Performances
| Oral Roberts |
|
Oklahoma |
|
Warren Niles 22 |
Scoring |
Steven Pledger 19 |
|
Roderick Pearson 4 |
Assists |
Carl Blair Jr. 9 |
|
Steven Roundtree 6 |
Rebounds |
Andrew Fitzgerald 8 |
|
Steven Roundtree 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Carl Blair Jr. 3 |
|
Damen Bell-Holter 3 |
Steals |
Cameron Clark 3 |
|
Damen Bell-Holter 3 |
Blocks |
Andrew Fitzgerald 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oral Roberts
|
60 |
36.0 |
9-21 |
15-20 |
12 |
22 |
4 |
7 |
|
| Oklahoma
|
73 |
50.9 |
7-14 |
12-17 |
16 |
32 |
4 |
9 |
|