University of Oklahoma Athletics
Postgame Notes
December 11, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 11, 2010
• Oklahoma overcame three 13-point first-half deficits to post a 73-60 win over Oral Roberts, its 24th straight at home against non-conference opponents.
• For the first time this season, five OU players scored in double digits. It marked the third time this year (second straight) that at least four OU players finished with at least 10 points.
• Trailing 24-12, Oklahoma closed the first half with a 22-2 run (over the last 9:55) to take a 34-26 lead at the break. ORU went 0-for-12 from the field in the last 10 minutes of the half after it started 8-for-11. The Golden Eagles went a span of 9:19 without scoring a point.
• Freshman Cameron Clark finished with 17 points and three steals, setting a career high in both categories for the second straight game. Clark, who played all 40 minutes, also set career highs with eight field goals (previous high was four) and 11 field goal attempts.
• Sophomore Carl Blair scored 12 points and registered nine assists, his most in an OU uniform. Blair's nine assists were the most in a game by a Sooner this season. He played a season-high 37 minutes off the bench.
• Sophomore Steven Pledger was 4-for-6 from 3-point range and scored a team-high 19 points to lead the Sooners for the third time this year (second straight game). Pledger is averaging a team-high 17.8 points in OU's home games, all wins. He is 16-for-39 (.410) from 3-point range in those contests.
• Andrew Fitzgerald contributed 14 points and brought down a team-high eight rebounds. Over his last four games, Fitzgerald is averaging 17.5 points and 7.8 boards. The sophomore was 6-for-14 from the field on the day, marking just the second time in 10 games this year he failed to shoot at least 50 percent.
• Senior Cade Davis scored 10 points and added six rebounds, three steals and three assists (just one turnover) in 38 minutes. Davis leads the Big 12 with his 36.5 minutes per contest.
• The Sooners 13-rebound advantage (39-26) marked its third largest of the season.
• OU recorded a .509 field goal mark on the day and has shot at least 44 percent in nine of its 10 games.
• Oral Roberts committed 17 turnovers, the second most by an OU opponent this year. The Sooners' 18 turnovers were their third most of the season.
• Oklahoma outscored the Golden Eagles 13-3 in fast break points.
• With the victory, the Sooners improved to 10-2 against ORU (have won the last 10 meetings). This was OU's first appearance against the Golden Eagles under head coach Jeff Capel.
