Postgame Notes

Dec. 10, 2011

• Oklahoma improved to 7-1 on the season and to 5-0 at home with a 78-63 win over Arkansas. The loss for the Razorbacks was their worst of the season.

• OU has won 32 consecutive non-conference home games and 90 of its last 92.

• After trailing 4-0, the Sooners used a 22-3 run to take a 22-7 lead with 12 minutes to go in the first half and led 37-25 at halftime. Arkansas drew to six points (41-35) with 15:21 left in the game but OU answered with a 7-0 spurt to go back up by 13. The Razorbacks never got closer to 10 after that.

• Oklahoma shot at least .500 from the field for the third straight game. The Sooners shot .520 from the floor, .500 from 3-point range (8-for-16) and .783 from the free throw line (18-for-23). During its three-game homestand (all double-digit wins), OU shot .532 from the field, .512 from behind the arc and .782 from the foul line. Opponents shot .379 overall and .264 from 3-point distance.

• Junior guard Steven Pledger went 9-for-12 from the field and 3-for-5 from 3-point range to finish with a team-high 22 points (19 in the second half). It was his third 20-point game of the season after reaching the mark three times in 32 games last season. Pledger added two assists and two steals today.

• Sophomore forward Tyler Neal scored a career-high 18 points off the bench. Inserted into the game early due to Cameron Clark's pair of quick fouls, Neal was 5-for-9 from the field and hit a career-high four 3-pointers on eight attempts. He also went 4-for-4 at the free throw line (is 12-for-12 on the year) and added five rebounds and a career-high four assists in a career-high-tying 28 minutes.

• Junior forward Andrew Fitzgerald finished with 17 points and eight rebounds, with all of his scoring and all but one board coming in the first half. He played just six minutes after halftime due to foul trouble. Fitzgerald finished 7-for-11 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free throw line. He is averaging 15.3 points on .583 field goal shooting over the last three games.

• Clark, who was averaging 16.0 points the last three contests, was held scoreless for the first time this season. He picked up his second foul 90 seconds into the game and played 13 minutes total. He was 0-for-3 from the field.

• Junior forward Romero Osby finished with 10 points, seven boards, two assists and two blocks. He was 6-for-6 at the free throw line. He has grabbed at least six rebounds in all but one game this year.

• Oklahoma committed 17 turnovers to Arkansas' 13, but OU posted a 19-10 advantage in points off turnovers.

• The Sooners entered the game with a +9.4 rebounding advantage to rank in the top-10 nationally and outrebounded Arkansas 38-26 today. OU has outboarded seven of its eight opponents on the year.

• Oklahoma's 7-1 start is its second best in the last eight seasons (started 12-0 in 2008-09).

• The Sooners improved to 12-14 all-time against Arkansas and have won seven of the last nine meetings (including the last five in Norman).

• OU plays Houston (4-4) on Saturday in the All-College Classic in Oklahoma City. Game time is 7 p.m. CT.

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