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Kansas State

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OU Beats K-State in Big 12 Opener

January 01, 2022 | Men's Basketball

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NORMAN (AP) — Elijah Harkless sank a go-ahead jumper with 35 seconds remaining, scoring 21 points to spark Oklahoma to a 71-69 victory over Kansas State in a Big 12 Conference opener on Saturday night.

The basket by Harkless came after Kansas State battled back from an 11-point halftime deficit to tie the score at 65 on Ismael Massoud's 3-pointer with 63 seconds left. Umoja Gibson added 19 points, going 4 for 4 from the free-throw line in the final 17 seconds. Gibson missed his only 2-point try and made just 4 of 12 from beyond the arc, but he was 7 of 7 at the foul line.

Harkless was 4 of 4 from distance and grabbed seven rebounds for the Sooners (11-2). Jordan Goldwire added 11 points, while Jalen Hill and reserve C.J. Noland both scored 10.

Mark Smith scored 14 of his career-high 25 points in the second half for the Wildcats (8-4), who trailed 33-22 at intermission. He added a career-best 16 rebounds to post his fourth double-double of the season. Nijel Pack added 17 points, while Massoud scored 13.

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Oklahoma travels to Waco, Texas to face No. 1/1 Baylor Tuesday, Jan. 4 at Ferrell Center.

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Team Stats

KState
OU
FG%
.423
.404
3FG%
.455
.370
FT%
.882
.714
RB
32
36
TO
11
13
STL
8
4

Game Leaders

55

Elijah Harkless

Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
3
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Umoja Gibson

Pts
19
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
7
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Jordan Goldwire

Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
01

Jalen Hill

Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2

Players Mentioned

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Umoja Gibson

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Jordan Goldwire

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Elijah Harkless

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Jalen Hill

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C.J. Noland

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