OU Routs Baylor on Senior Day, 103-60

NORMAN, Okla. -- Jaison Williams and Johnnie Gilbert played big roles in a high-scoring, exciting Senior Night that had everything for (No. 23 ESPN/USA Today, No. 22 AP) Oklahoma.

Everything but suspense.

Williams made a career-high-tying five 3-pointers and finished with 15 points and a career-high 10 assists while Gilbert scored a career-high 13 points Saturday in their final game at Lloyd Noble Center as the Sooners beat Baylor 103-60.

"I don't know if you can script a better Senior Night," Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson said.

Taj Gray scored 16 points, David Godbold added 14 and Terrell Everett 11 for Oklahoma, which shot a school-record 66.1 percent in the win. The previous record of 66.0 percent was set March 16, 1985, against Illinois State in the NCAA Tournament.

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The Sooners (21-6, 10-4 Big 12) extended a 16-point halftime lead by hitting their first seven shots of the second half. Everett made a 3-pointer from the right side to start a 26-3 run that ended any chance of a comeback by Baylor (9-16, 1-13).

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Gray added a three-point play and Everett converted a fast-break layup before Godbold scored six of the next eight points for the Sooners. After a dunk by Gilbert and 3-pointers from each corner by Williams, Longar Longar slammed home an alley-oop with both hands to put Oklahoma ahead 74-36.

By that time, the Sooners were 12-for-13 on field goals in the half.

"When the ball goes in, you look awful good," Sampson said.

Oklahoma, which has won four games in a row, is a half-game behind Oklahoma State and Kansas for first-place in the Big 12. The Cowboys and Jayhawks play Sunday.

"Our guys have got a lot of energy going right now," Gilbert said. "The thing right now is we've got to keep this going for the rest of the season. And I think we're starting to grasp that."

The Bears, who have lost 22 straight games to the Sooners, never put up much resistance.

Oklahoma hit its first 10 shots and took a 28-10 lead on Everett's layup after Gray stole a Baylor inbounds pass. The second of two 3-pointers by Williams started a string of 11 straight points for the Sooners that Gray capped with a right-handed jam to make it 20-8.

When the Sooners finally started missing, they were able to grab their own rebounds, too. Gray grabbed Lawrence McKenzie's missed 3-pointer for a putback, and two possessions later Gilbert rebounded his own miss and scored to make it 34-16.

"Every coach dreams of having a Senior Day like that, and I don't think it gets any better for Oklahoma," Baylor coach Scott Drew said. "In our case, it was completely the opposite. I don't think it gets much worse.

"We played poorly, and a lot of it had to do with the great effort, energy and intensity they played with. They really shot the ball well, and they deserve a lot of credit in this game."

By the time Baylor finally got its first rebound, the Bears had committed 10 turnovers and were trailing 36-19 with 5:09 to play in the first half. Ryan Pryor, a 6-foot-1 guard, was credited with the rebound when he was fouled by Godbold while going for the ball.

The Bears, who last beat Oklahoma on Dec. 6, 1977, were outrebounded 16-4 in the first half and trailed 44-28 at the break.

Aaron Bruce scored 22 points, Patrick Fields had 11 and Richard Hurd added 10 for Baylor in its most lopsided loss since a 91-42 defeat at Oklahoma on Feb. 8, 2003.

The Bears, who have lost 11 straight games, had only five scholarship players available.

"We know we have to play a near-perfect game and the opponent not play a perfect game," Drew said. "When both of those happen, then we'll have a chance."

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