University of Oklahoma Athletics

Saturday, November 8
Spokane Arena • Spokane, Wash.
9:30 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

1-1,0-0SEC

68
at
83

Gonzaga

2-0,0-0WCC

1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Oklahoma
30
38
68
Gonzaga
49
34
83
Nijel Pack drives to the hoop during a game in Spokane against Gonzaga
Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma

Men’s Basketball Falls at No. 21 Gonzaga

November 09, 2025 | Men's Basketball

SPOKANE, Wash. — Playing its first true road non-conference game in three seasons, the Oklahoma men's basketball team lost 83-68 to No. 21 Gonzaga on Saturday night at Spokane Arena.

OU's loss snapped its 16-game regular season non-conference winning streak. It had won 29 of its previous 30 regular season non-conference outings.
 
Gonzaga outshot the Sooners 46% to 40% and posted a 58-20 advantage in paint points. The Bulldogs attempted 21 more shots, thanks in part to an 18-8 offensive rebounding advantage.
 
The Sooners (1-1) went up 8-3 after five points from Derrion Reid and a traditional 3-point play by Xzayvier Brown but had few answers defensively the rest of the first half as the Bulldogs (2-0) outscored OU 38-4 in the paint and 11-0 in second-chance points in the first 20 minutes en route to a 49-30 lead.
 
Gonzaga extended its advantage to as many as 24 points (68-44) with 7:46 left in the second half before OU rattled off nine straight points from Xzayvier Brown (five) and Tae Davis (four) to trim its deficit to 15.
 
The Sooners, who later got to within 13 points (75-62) on a 3-pointer from Nijel Pack with 3:24 to go, outscored Gonzaga 38-34 after halftime.
 
Brown paced OU with 21 points while backcourt mate Pack netted 18 and Reid 11. Brown (14) and Pack (11) combined for 25 of the Sooners' 38 second-half points.
 
Tae Davis, who scored eight points, led the Sooners with eight rebounds while Mohamed Wague added seven to go with his game-high three blocked shots.
 
Graham Ike led Gonzaga with 19 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out. He was one of four Bulldogs in double-figures scoring.
 
Two of the nation's best free throw shooting teams last year, OU made 16 of 18 attempts (89%) Saturday while Gonzaga was 5 for 11 (45%).
 
The Sooners are back in action Tuesday in Norman when they host Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 7 p.m. The game will be played at historic McCasland Field House, which was OU's home for men's basketball from 1928 through 1975.
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