University of Oklahoma Athletics
Texas 72, Oklahoma 64
February 29, 2012 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 29, 2012
• Oklahoma led 55-50 with 8:15 remaining but was outscored 22-9 down the stretch of a 72-64 loss at Texas.
• Texas didn't take its first lead until Sheldon McClellan hit a 3-pointer with 6:15 remaining. The Longhorns took the lead for the final time with 3:15 left.
• The Sooners went 1-for-7 from the field and committed five turnovers over their final 10 possessions. Texas hit eight of its last 12 shots (four of them 3-pointers).
• Oklahoma failed to outscore it opponent in the second half for the 12th straight game (outscored 39-27 tonight after leading 37-33 at halftime).
• OU has led at halftime in three of its last four losses (33-28 vs. Texas, 34-31 at Baylor and 37-33 tonight).
• With 13 points, junior guard Steven Pledger became the 38th Sooner to score 1,000 points in a career. He has 1,007 points to rank 36th in OU history. Pledger was 3-for-4 from 3-point range tonight but just 2-for-9 from inside the arc.
• Sophomore guard Cameron Clark scored in double figures for the fifth straight game. He finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds, good for his second career double-double (first since the first game of his career). He is averaging 13.4 points on .544 shooting over the last five outings.
• Junior forward Romero Osby scored a team-high 14 points and added five rebounds. He began the night 5-for-5 from the floor before missing his last seven attempts.
• Junior forward Andrew Fitzgerald netted 12 points to snap a four-game streak of scoring in single digits. He was 5-for-9 from the field and pulled down six boards.
• Senior forward C.J. Washington registered five points and eight rebounds. His board total matched a career high for Big 12 play.
• Oklahoma closes the regular season with a home game Saturday against Texas A&M at 3 p.m. It will be the final home contest for seniors Washington, T.J. Franklin and Barry Honoré.
