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Mizzou Deals Sooners Overtime Defeat, 79-75

Mizzou Deals Sooners Overtime Defeat, 79-75

January 17, 2004 | Men's Basketball

By: Athletics Communications

Missouri went inside and outside to turn the Lloyd Noble Center upside-down.

Rickey Paulding scored nine of his 23 points in overtime as the Tigers used a balanced attack to rally for a 79-75 overtime victory over 13th-ranked Oklahoma, stunning the Norman crowd.

After tiny Oklahoma freshman Drew Lavender missed a jumper at the buzzer in regulation, Paulding opened overtime with a basket on the baseline. Arthur Johnson added a dunk before Paulding hit a 3-pointer for a 65-58 lead with 2:23 left.

The Tigers led by at least three the rest of the way, never giving Oklahoma a chance at a tying possession. They earned the win by making 12-of-14 free throws in the final 69 seconds.

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Missouri trailed, 40-28, with 16 minutes left but used its size advantage to get back into the game as the trio of Johnson, Travon Bryant and freshman Linas Kleiza combined for 13 points during a 22-9 run that gave the Tigers a 50-49 edge.

While most of the big men's points came inside, the 6-9 Bryant made a 3-pointer to give Missouri the lead with 5:20 left in regulation.

Paulding took care of the outside game, helping the Tigers snap a five-game losing streak in Norman.

It also was just the second loss in the Sooners' last 47 games at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Freshman Lawrence McKenzie scored 16 points and Jabahri Brown added 15 for Oklahoma, which has lost three in a row overall for the first time in nearly five years.
 
 

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