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Sooners Drop Road Contest at No. 8 Iowa State
February 28, 2024 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa – RV/RV Oklahoma men's basketball fell to No. 8/6 Iowa State 58-45 on Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum.
After a slow start by both programs, the Sooners captured their first after a 6-0 run with 7:14 left in the first. Junior Jalon Moore evened the score at 16-all and redshirt freshman Luke Northweather put the Sooners up two with a dunk. Sophomore Milos Uzan capped the run with a jumper, giving OU a four-point lead with 6:03 left in the half.
Iowa State rallied over the final four minutes, scoring nine unanswered points and entering the break up 25-20.
After Iowa State's Robert Jones opened the second frame with a layup, Oklahoma scored the five points on two free throws by Moore and a 3-pointer by Uzan, cutting the deficit to two.
ISU punched back with back-to-back layups, extending its lead back to five with 7:38 left.
Senior Sam Godwin brought the lead down to five before ISU's Watson answered with a layup. Sophomore Otega Oweh again cut the ISU advantage to five before the Cyclones scored seven unanswered points, pushing its lead to double figures for the first time.
Iowa State controlled the remainder of the contest and did not let its lead dip below 10 for the final 13:02.
Senior Rivaldo Soares made his first start in the Crimson and Cream and finished with nine points on 3-for-6 shooting and a team-high seven rebounds. Uzan tallied eight points, four rebounds and three assists. Northweather recorded a season-high seven points and matched his season high with six boards.
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Oklahoma hosts No. 1/1 Houston on Saturday, March 2 at 7 p.m. inside Lloyd Noble Center.
