University of Oklahoma Athletics

Saturday, December 11
Tulsa, Okla.
12:30 PM

University of Oklahoma

8-2,0-0Big 12

88
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66

Arkansas

9-1,0-0SEC

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2
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Arkansas
33
33
66
Oklahoma
39
49
88

OU Takes Down No. 12 Arkansas in T-Town

December 11, 2021 | Men's Basketball

TULSA (AP) Elijah Harkless scored 21 points and Oklahoma handed No. 12 Arkansas its first loss of the season, frustrating the Razorbacks' coach and top shooters in an 88-66 romp Saturday.

Playing at a neutral site less than two hours from both schools, Oklahoma (8-2) rushed to a 13-0 lead in the first 4:37, helped by two 3-pointers and a drive by Harkless.

Arkansas (9-1) never caught up and coach Eric Musselman was assessed two technical fouls and ejected with 3:30 to play. He was restrained by his assistant coaches while arguing with an official, and Jordan Goldwire hit four free throws that made it 76-57.

JD Notae, who had been leading the Razorbacks with nearly 19 points a game, was held to 13 on 3-for-14 shooting.

Davonte Davis scored a career-high 26 for Arkansas.

Tanner Groves had 16 points, including a 3-pointer that pushed OU's lead to 69-57 with 6:02 left and seemed to deflate the Razorbacks. Goldwire scored 14, Umoja Gibson 12 and Jalen Hill 11.

The Sooners shot 54.9% from the field, including making 13 of 22 3-pointers. They limited to Arkansas to 21 of 61 (34%), including 7 of 24 on 3s.

Down by 15 early in the second half, Arkanas closed to with 57-54 on three free throws by Notae with 9:55 left, but the Sooners pulled away steadily from there.

BIG PICTURE

Arkansas: Will have to search for ways to generate more consistent offense on nights when Notae is struggling. Davis picked up a lot of the slack but second-leading scorer Au'Diese Toney finished with just six points on four shots.

Oklahoma: Looked much more cohesive on both ends after dropping a home game to Butler earlier in the week. The Sooners have two non-conference tuneups under new coach Porter Moser remaining before Big 12 play begins Jan. 1.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma returns home to host UT Arlington Sunday, Nov. 19.

Team Stats

Ark
OU
FG%
.344
.549
3FG%
.292
.591
FT%
.944
.864
RB
29
36
TO
14
16
STL
6
7

Game Leaders

Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0

Players Mentioned

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