Guards, Wague Power Sooners to 83-67 Win at LSU

Saturday, February 28

Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Baton Rouge, La.

5 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

15-14,5-11SEC

LSU

15-14,3-13SEC

Oklahoma

LSU

Nijel Pack in red uniform dribbles up the court in OU's win at LSU at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La., on Feb. 28, 2026

Guards, Wague Power Sooners to 83-67 Win at LSU

February 28, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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BATON ROUGE, La. — The guard trio of Nijel Pack, Xzayvier Brown and Dayton Forsythe accounted for 17 field goals and 54 points to power Oklahoma to an 83-67 road win over LSU on Saturday evening at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. It was OU's largest victory margin in an SEC road game in its two years in the league.

The Sooners (15-14, 5-11 SEC) outshot the Tigers (15-14, 3-13) 47% to 35% from the field and 38% (10 for 26) to 26% (6 for 23) from 3-point range. They also shot a season-high 94% (17 for 18) from the free throw line in winning for the fourth time in the last six games.

Pack made five 3-pointers en route to a game-high 21 points, Brown was 6 for 10 from the field and made all six of his free throw attempts to finish with 20 points and Forsythe also went 6 for 6 from the line to score 13 off the bench.

Center Mohamed Wague registered 10 points and game highs of nine rebounds (five offensive) and three blocked shots. It marked the first time in Wague's career to score in double figures in three consecutive contests.

LSU scored the game's first five points, but OU countered with the next 10 and took a 20-11 lead 7 1/2 minutes into the game. Pack's first 3-pointer with 16:51 left in the opening half put the Sooners up for good, as they led for 36:51 on the night. Pack's second trey of the game came with three seconds left in the half and gave OU a 41-33 lead at intermission.

After the Tigers pulled to within five points at 53-48 with 13:24 to go in the second half, Oklahoma took control by mounting an 18-4 run to go up 71-52 with 7:48 remaining. Six Sooners each scored at least two points during the rally.

OU pushed its advantage to 22 points two minutes later behind back-to-back 3-pointers from Jadon Jones and Pack, and the Sooners cruised to their second win in two all-time outings at LSU. In the other meeting in Baton Rouge in the 2015-16 season, No. 1-ranked OU posted a 77-75 victory.

Pack has scored at least 20 points in six of the last 10 games and has made at least five 3-pointers in nine outings this season. Over the last five contests, he is shooting 60% (21 for 35) from 3-point distance.

Brown, who leads the SEC with his 91% free throw mark, had only attempted eight free throws over the previous eight games. Tonight marked his team-high 12th 20-plus point game of the season.

Forsythe reached double figures for the fourth time in the last six games after doing it just twice previously this season.

Oklahoma committed just eight turnovers to LSU's 10 and outscored the Tigers 13-9 off turnovers. It marked OU's third straight single-digit-turnover game and 16th of the season, most in at least the last 40 years.

OU returns to Norman for its regular season home finale against Missouri (19-9, 9-6) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. CT. The senior night game will be televised by ESPNU.