University of Oklahoma Athletics
Saturday, December 31
Norman
1 PM
University of Oklahoma
9-4,0-1Big 12
69
vs
70
Texas
12-1,1-0Big 12
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2
F
Texas
31
39
70
Oklahoma
35
34
69
Photo by: Ty Russell
Men's Hoops Drop Battle Against No. 6/6 Texas
December 31, 2022 | Men's Basketball
NORMAN – Oklahoma men's basketball dropped its Big 12 opener against No. 6/6 Texas 70-69 Saturday afternoon at Lloyd Noble Center.
Grant Sherfield led the Sooners with 22 points, scoring 16 in the first half. Jacob Groves added 17 points and finished 5 of 9 from deep. Jalen Hill tallied 14 points and grabbed six boards. Tanner Groves wrangled a team-best seven rebounds and Milos Uzan dished out five assists.
"Whether you win or lose in the upcoming weeks, you have got to know why you won or why you lost, address it and put it in the bank," said Oklahoma head men's basketball coach Porter Moser. "Then turn right around and get it."
In a contest that witnessed nine lead changes, Oklahoma entered halftime with a four-point advantage and outscored the Longhorns 12-5 over the final five minutes of the half.
Sherfield buried a 3-pointer to start the 10-point streak and finished it with a fadeaway jumper that also saw him end up at the charity stripe. The Fort Worth, Texas product buried the free throw, giving OU the 33-27 edge. The Sooners realized its largest lead of the game after Hill rattled in a putback attempt with 1:42 left in the half.
J. Groves opened the final 20 minutes with a pair of 3-pointers to extend the OU advantage back to five. Texas captured its first lead of the second half with 10:17 remaining. Hill responded with a layup to tie the contest and buried the first of his two 3-pointers, giving the Sooners a brief three-point edge.
Texas regained the lead before J. Groves again tallied a pair of 3-pointers, giving the Sooners a 55-51 advantage. Over the next six minutes, the two programs would trade baskets and found themselves tied after Sherfield buried a step back jumper to put the contest at 62-all with 1:07 left.
J. Groves buried his final 3-pointer as time expired to narrow the final margin to one and conclude the battle with the Longhorns.
Grant Sherfield led the Sooners with 22 points, scoring 16 in the first half. Jacob Groves added 17 points and finished 5 of 9 from deep. Jalen Hill tallied 14 points and grabbed six boards. Tanner Groves wrangled a team-best seven rebounds and Milos Uzan dished out five assists.
"Whether you win or lose in the upcoming weeks, you have got to know why you won or why you lost, address it and put it in the bank," said Oklahoma head men's basketball coach Porter Moser. "Then turn right around and get it."
In a contest that witnessed nine lead changes, Oklahoma entered halftime with a four-point advantage and outscored the Longhorns 12-5 over the final five minutes of the half.
Sherfield buried a 3-pointer to start the 10-point streak and finished it with a fadeaway jumper that also saw him end up at the charity stripe. The Fort Worth, Texas product buried the free throw, giving OU the 33-27 edge. The Sooners realized its largest lead of the game after Hill rattled in a putback attempt with 1:42 left in the half.
J. Groves opened the final 20 minutes with a pair of 3-pointers to extend the OU advantage back to five. Texas captured its first lead of the second half with 10:17 remaining. Hill responded with a layup to tie the contest and buried the first of his two 3-pointers, giving the Sooners a brief three-point edge.
Texas regained the lead before J. Groves again tallied a pair of 3-pointers, giving the Sooners a 55-51 advantage. Over the next six minutes, the two programs would trade baskets and found themselves tied after Sherfield buried a step back jumper to put the contest at 62-all with 1:07 left.
J. Groves buried his final 3-pointer as time expired to narrow the final margin to one and conclude the battle with the Longhorns.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma hosts Iowa State on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
UT
OU
FG%
.431
.481
3FG%
.333
.360
FT%
.938
.727
RB
33
31
TO
11
15
STL
9
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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