Sooners Rebound with 90-68 Win

Northwestern State

18/18 Oklahoma

Stat Comparison
Category	NSU	OU
Points	68	90
FGM-A	26-73	34-68
FG%	35.6	50.0
3 FGM-A	7-31	10-21
3 FG%	22.6	47.6
FTM-A	9-14	12-18
FT%	64.3	66.7
Rebounds	39	49
Assists	15	17
Turnovers	17	20
Blocks	3	7
Steals	15	10

Individual Leaders
Category	NSU	OU
Points	Woodley - 26	Cousins - 20
Rebounds	Woodley - 8	Two Players - 9
Assists	West - 8	Woodard - 9
Steals	West - 5	Four Players - 2
Blocks	Three Players - 1	Two Players - 2

Player of the Game
Isaiah Cousins // Jr. // G Cousins scored 20 points on 8 for 12 (66.6 percent) from the floor, including 4 for 5 from 3-point range. The Mount Vernon, N.Y., native's four 3-pointers matched a career high.

NORMAN (AP) -- After a subpar shooting effort in a loss at Creighton, Oklahoma's Isaiah Cousins wanted to quickly move into attack mode Sunday against Northwestern State.

He did just that, scoring 15 of his 20 points in the first half as No. 18 Oklahoma (2-1) rolled to a 90-68 win in the Sooners' final preparation game before heading to Nassau, Bahamas, to play in the Battle 4 Atlantis, where they'll matchup with UCLA on Wednesday.

"I was taking shots off the mistakes the defense was making," said Cousins, who scored just six points in the 65-63 loss at Creighton last week. "My teammates were passing the ball real well today. They would just drive and kick and I just felt comfortable shooting that jump shot."

Cousins, who went 8 of 12 from the field, tied his career high for made 3-pointers by finishing 4 of 5 from behind the arc. His hot hand was a big reason Oklahoma guard Jordan Woodard nearly recorded a double-double, finishing with nine assists and 13 points.

Three other Oklahoma players -- Buddy Hield (16), Ryan Spangler (13) and Dinjiyl Walker (13) -- also reached double figures in scoring, and Spangler had nine rebounds while Hield had seven.

Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger liked the offensive balance.

"Different guys are going to lead the scoring on different nights," Kruger said. "Isaiah got us off to a really good start tonight and did a good job. ... I thought Jordan's aggressiveness tonight was the best to this point. It really made a difference and kept pressure on the defense."

Zeek Woodley led Northwestern State (2-1) with 26 points. The Demons crashed the boards and played scrappy defense, taking advantage of Oklahoma's early sluggishness. Northwestern State was within 16-15 after Woodley went 1-of-2 from the free-throw line with 10:50 left in the first half.

A 3-pointer by Walker started the Sooners' game-deciding run, as they outscored Northwestern State 34-15 during the rest of the half.

The Demons' 13-2 second-half spurt, capped by a 3-pointer by Marvin Frazier, put them within 73-61 with 9:04 left. But Walker and Frank Booker answered with 3-pointers for Oklahoma.

"We competed," Northwestern State coach Mike McConathy said. "We did a great job in some areas. We rebounded for a long time with them and competed hard. Right now, we're kind of struggling with our identity and getting flow offensively.

"But (Oklahoma has) got an excellent team. They're as good a team in transition as I can remember."

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Frank Booker

Frank Booker

Isaiah Cousins

Isaiah Cousins

Isaiah Cousins

Buddy Hield

Ryan Spangler

Dinjiyl Walker

Jordan Woodard

Sponsors

University of Oklahoma Athletics