National Basketball Association
Oklahoma 101, Arkansas-Little Rock 81
When: 3:00 PM ET, Friday, November 29, 2013
Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Steve Oglesby, # Donny Olsen, # Greg Rennegarbe
Attendance:
10921
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Oklahoma 101, Arkansas-Little Rock 81: Cameron Clark scored a game-high 22 points on 4-of-8 shooting from 3-point range as the host Sooners beat the Trojans.
Clark also grabbed eight rebounds for Oklahoma (5-1), which went 23-of-33 at the foul line and turned the ball over only 10 times. Buddy Hield chipped in 17 points on 3-of-6 shooting from deep while Ryan Spangler added a double-double with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 10 rebounds.
Will Neighbour paced Arkansas-Little Rock (2-4) with 16 points on 3-of-4 shooting from long range. Neighbour also had a team-high eight rebounds while DeVonte Smith (13), Josh Hagins (12) and Leroy Isler (11) all scored in double figures.
The Trojans hung around early, taking a 14-12 lead on Smith's 3-pointer 4:50 into regulation, but two Spangler layups and a Clark 3-pointer gave Oklahoma a 25-18 lead midway through the first half. After Arkansas-Little Rock pulled within two, an 11-0 spurt helped push the Sooners' lead to 59-44 at the break as Oklahoma shot 58.3 percent from 3-point range and 7-of-12 from the foul line in the opening frame.
A Neighbour 3-pointer brought the Trojans within 76-65 with 10:58 left in regulation, but that was as close as Arkansas-Little Rock got. A D.J. Bennett three-point play and Jordan Woodard 3-pointer keyed nine straight Sooners points as Oklahoma cruised from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Woodard finished with 16 points on 8-of-9 from the foul line. … Oklahoma G Isaiah Cousins chipped in 14 points and a game-high five assists. ... The Sooners are now 6-0 all-time against Arkansas-Little Rock.
Top Game Performances
| Arkansas-Little Rock |
|
Oklahoma |
|
Will Neighbour 16 |
Scoring |
Cameron Clark 22 |
|
Kemy Osse 4 |
Assists |
Isaiah Cousins 5 |
|
Will Neighbour 8 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Spangler 10 |
|
Leroy Isler 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Woodard 8 |
|
Kemy Osse 3 |
Steals |
Cameron Clark 2 |
|
James White 1 |
Blocks |
Ryan Spangler 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Arkansas-Little Rock
|
81 |
40.0 |
9-26 |
20-25 |
11 |
38 |
1 |
7 |
17 |
| Oklahoma
|
101 |
46.5 |
12-28 |
23-33 |
23 |
41 |
4 |
10 |
10 |