Postgame Notes

• Lon Kruger collected his first win as Oklahoma's head coach as the Sooners beat Idaho State 78-74 at Lloyd Noble Center.

• The Sooners have won 25 of their last 27 season-opening games and 32 of their last 33 home openers. Oklahoma has also dominated home non-conference games, winning 86 of its last 88 non-league home contests and the past 28 straight.

• OU, which trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half, was still down 54-53 with 10:30 left in the second half. The Sooners used a 6-0 run over the next three minutes to take the lead for good.

• Sophomore guard Calvin Newell led the Sooners with a career-high 19 points off the bench. The sophomore was 6-for-14 from the field, including 4-for-11 from behind the arc, in his 28 minutes of action.

• Junior forward Romero Osby posted a double-double in his Sooner debut with career highs of 17 points and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes. The Mississippi State transfer was 5-for-9 from the field (three dunks) and 6-for-7 from the free throw line. He also recorded four assists and a pair of blocks.

• Also in his OU debut, junior college transfer Sam Grooms scored 11 points and dished out a team-high eight assists against two turnovers in his 37 minutes. The point guard was 7-for-8 from the foul stripe and recorded six rebounds.

• Carl Blair scored 12 points with the help of 3-for-6 shooting from behind the arc. The junior guard picked up five assists and six rebounds in 27 minutes.

• The Sooners totaled six blocks on the night, with Romero Osby, Andrew Fitzgerald and Barry Honoré each recording two.

• After a 7-for-29 (.241) first-half shooting performance, the Sooners went 16-for-34 (.471) in the second half. OU shot .365 on the night while Idaho State posted a .467 figure.

• Oklahoma went 24-for-33 (.727) from the free throw line while Idaho State went 11-for-17 (.647).

• The Bengals outscored OU 20-10 in fast-break points while the Sooners countered with a 12-2 advantage in second-chance points (OU held a 41-37 rebounding edge).

• OU's Andrew Fitzgerald and Cameron Clark combined to average 26.5 points in the team's two exhibition games but were held to a combined nine points tonight on 3-for-17 shooting. Fitzgerald finished with seven points while Clark scored two.

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