University of Oklahoma Athletics

Tuesday, December 7
Norman
8 PM

University of Oklahoma

7-2,0-0Big 12

62
vs
66

Butler

6-3,0-0Big East

1
2
OT 1
F
Butler
21
33
12
66
Oklahoma
31
23
8
62
Jordan Goldwire

Sooners Fall to Butler in Overtime

December 07, 2021 | Men's Basketball

NORMANElijah Harkless hit a 3-pointer with two second remaining to force overtime but Oklahoma (7-2, 0-0 Big 12) fell to Butler (6-3, 0-0 Big East) 66-62 in the Big East/Big 12 Battle Tuesday at Lloyd Noble Center.

A trio of Sooners, led by Harkless, finished with double-figure points. Harkless opened overtime with five points and finished the night with a team-best 16 points on 7-for-13 shooting. Tanner Groves and Jordan Goldwire each tallied 10 points.

With the score at 54-all, Harkless made a quick driving layup before Butler tied the score after a pair of free throws. Harkless drilled a 3-pointer and pushed Oklahoma back out front again.
Butler responded again with a layup by Aaron Thompson to cut the Oklahoma lead to one.

With 1:38 remaining, Goldwire splashed in a 3-pointer and put the Sooners up, 62-58.

Butler rattled off an 8-0 run to conclude the game.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma travels to Tulsa to host Arkansas at the BOK Center Saturday, Dec. 11 at 12:30 p.m. (CT). The game will be available on ESPN2.

Team Stats

Butler
OU
FG%
.413
.446
3FG%
.368
.290
FT%
.583
.600
RB
43
30
TO
13
14
STL
6
7

Game Leaders

Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0

Players Mentioned

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