Oklahoma 73, Kansas State 62
Feb. 16, 2002
Lloyd Noble Center - Norman, Okla.
Oklahoma earned its fifth straight 20-win season today.
Aaron McGhee had a game-high 22 points today and was OU's leading scorer for the fourth straight game (he had three 20-point outings over the first 20 games). He is averaging 23.3 points over the last four games.
Jason Detrick made his first start since Jan. 7 against Connecticut and just his fourth of the season. He responded with a career-high 21 points and tied a career best with three treys. He has scored at least 15 points three times in the last four games. Detrick was 4-for-4 from the foul line and has made 26 of his last 29 free throws.
Junior center Jozsef Szendrei made his second start of the season today (first since the season opener against Central Connecticut) and contributed two points and a game-high-tying eight rebounds in 19 minutes. He has 19 boards over the last two games for an average of 9.5.
Ebi Ere came off the bench for the first time this season and produced 13 points and eight rebounds. The 13-point effort snapped a three-game swing in which he failed to reach double digits in scoring. It marked the 18th double-digit performance by a Sooner reserve this season. His eight boards were his most over the last seven games.
Oklahoma picked up its 20th straight home victory and its third consecutive win over Kansas State. The Wildcats remained winless on the road this season (0-8).
OU, which entered the game shooting .358 from three-point range, missed its first six attempts outside the three-point arc, then made five of its last seven over the remainder of the first half.
Today marked only the second time during this Big 12 season that an OU opponent failed to register a blocked shot. The other goose egg was posted by Oklahoma State in Norman.
OU had more offensive rebounds today (17) than its opponent (9) for the 16th time in 24 games.
The Sooners committed just nine turnovers today, their second fewest in a game this year.
Hollis Price scored just seven points, but he had a team-high five assists. It marked the first time in nine games that Quannas White did not pace the squad in assists. White had four today.