Sooners Escape Lubbock with OT Win

Texas Tech

17/17 Oklahoma

Stat Comparison
Category	TTU	OU
Points	75	79
FGM-A	26-44	24-54
FG%	59.1	44.4
3 FGM-A	6-14	11-30
3 FG%	42.9	36.7
FTM-A	17-26	20-25
FT%	65.4	80.0
Rebounds	27	24
Assists	17	12
Turnovers	22	15
Blocks	4	0
Steals	5	11

Individual Leaders
Category	TTU	OU
Points	Gotcher - 18	Cousins - 22
Rebounds	Manderson - 8	Thomas - 7
Assists	Smith - 5	Woodard - 3
Steals	Five Players - 1	Cousins - 3
Blocks	Smith - 3	None

Player of the Game
Frank Booker // So. // G Booker came off the bench to score a career-high 17 points. He went 4 for 8 from 3-point range and added two assists and two steals.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger was disappointed in his team's defense down the stretch in regulation. His leading scorer was surprised at Texas Tech's scrappiness.

"We didn't think they was going to fight," said Isaiah Cousins, who scored a season-high 22 points to help lead the No. 17 Sooners past Texas Tech 79-75 in overtime Saturday. "That's on our part."

Buddy Hield hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Cousins made a field goal and two free throws to help the Sooners (19-8, 10-5 Big 12) seal the win.

Cousins was 8 for 15 from the field, while Frank Booker scored a career-high 17 points on 4 for 8 shooting -- all 3-pointers.

Toddrick Gotcher scored a career-high 18 points and Keenan Evans added 17 to lead Texas Tech (12-16, 2-13).

Texas Tech got it to overtime after Gotcher missed his second free throw and teammate Isaiah Manderson grabbed the rebound. He tossed it to Gotcher who hit a 3-pointer to tie it at 67. Oklahoma had led 65-59 with 1:40 left in regulation.

"That was the plan to miss it," Gotcher said. "Luckily it was a good miss and Isaiah got the rebound then kicked it out. Coach did a good job writing it up in the huddle."

Kruger watched as his defense struggled.

"It was really disappointing with our defense," he said. "Zach Smith hit a deep 3 on the right wing -- tough shot. Gotcher played well, made a big 3."

It was the fifth straight loss for Texas Tech (12-16, 2-13), but the first time since beating then No. 9 Iowa State in January that it scored more than 70 points.

The Sooners are now 1-1 in overtime contests. They lost at home to Kansas State 66-63. It was the second overtime loss for the Red Raiders.

Hield, who picked up his third foul early in the second half but played the rest of the way, scored just eight points. He was the Big 12's leading scorer (17.2 points per game) coming into the game.

OU got outrebounded 27-24 but got 22 points from its bench. Texas Tech got more points in the paint (26-24) but got just two points from its bench.

Oklahoma led 30-29 at halftime, despite having gone 2 for 8 from the field to close the period. The Sooners had nine turnovers, which match their total for the entire game in a blow-out win over the Red Raiders (81-36) in Norman last month. Hield went to the bench late in the first half with two fouls and just two points.

The Red Raiders shot 59.1 percent, the highest since Dec. 17, when they shot 61.1 percent and getting 53 first-half points in a win over South Carolina State.