University of Oklahoma Athletics
Saturday, December 7
Norman
7 PM
University of Oklahoma
9-0,0-0SEC
94
vs
78
Alcorn
0-11,0-0SWAC
1
2
F
Alcorn
41
37
78
Oklahoma
49
45
94
Men's Hoops Tops Alcorn State in McCasland
December 07, 2024 | Men's Basketball
NORMAN (AP) — Jalen Moore scored 20 points to lead No. 21 Oklahoma past winless Alcorn State 94-78 on Saturday night.
Freshman guards Jeremiah Fears and Dayton Forsythe each had 14 points and seven assists for the Sooners (9-0), who finished with five players in double figures.
Omari Hamilton scored 16 points and Davian Williams added 13 points and seven assists for Alcorn State (0-10), which made 10 of 20 3-pointers but committed 18 turnovers leading to 27 OU points.
Alcorn State jumped out to a 25-18 lead before the Sooners went on a 31-16 run to lead 49-41 at halftime. Oklahoma shot 54.7% from the field but just 32.4% from beyond the arc.
Freshman guards Jeremiah Fears and Dayton Forsythe each had 14 points and seven assists for the Sooners (9-0), who finished with five players in double figures.
Omari Hamilton scored 16 points and Davian Williams added 13 points and seven assists for Alcorn State (0-10), which made 10 of 20 3-pointers but committed 18 turnovers leading to 27 OU points.
Alcorn State jumped out to a 25-18 lead before the Sooners went on a 31-16 run to lead 49-41 at halftime. Oklahoma shot 54.7% from the field but just 32.4% from beyond the arc.
TAKEAWAYS
Oklahoma: The Sooners started slowly but started to click in all phases of the game to open up a big lead against a team that looked like they could pull off the upset early on.KEY MOMENT
Oklahoma led 49-41 at halftime and started the second half on a 19-7 run that featured four steals — two by Duke Miles — and two dunks to open up a 68-48 advantage with 14:40 remaining.KEY STAT
The Sooners 43 bench points included 12 each from Brycen Goodine and Mohamed Wague.UP NEXT
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State meet at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. CT
Team Stats
Alcorn
OK
FG%
.526
.547
3FG%
.500
.324
FT%
.667
.857
RB
29
31
TO
18
12
STL
7
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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