National Basketball Association
Oklahoma 96, Mercer 82
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 2, 2013
Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Officials:
# David Hall, # Paul Janssen, # Andrew Walton
Attendance:
9363
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Oklahoma 96, Mercer 82: Ryan Spangler and Cameron Clark combined for 39 points and 14-for-23 shooting to carry the Sooners past the Bears.
Spangler, a
sophomore transfer from Gonzaga, finished with a career-high 20 points and a
game-high 13 rebounds for Oklahoma (6-1). Sophomore Buddy
Hield scored a season-high 20 points, including 14 in the second
half, with Jordan Woodard contributing 13 points and six assists.
Monty Brown and
Phillip Leonard came off the bench for 16 and 12 points, respectively, to lead
the Bears (5-4), who shot 43.5 percent from the floor. Bud Thomas was the only starter in double
figures for Mercer with 11 points as Langston Hall, who entered the game as Mercer's leading scorer at 16.4 points, finished with seven.
The Sooners
came out smoking in the second half with an 18-0 run to take a 63-32
stranglehold as Mercer opened 0-of-6 from the floor before Thomas sank
a 3-pointer nearly six minutes in. Oklahoma hit on its first four 3-pointers of
the half and rolled to its 13th
half of 40 or more points this season.
Oklahoma used
an early 16-0 run to go up by 14 midway through the first half as Spangler hit
his first four shots on his way to a 13-point half on 6-of-7 shooting from the
field. The Bears kept the deficit within single digits before the Sooners went
on a 6-2 run before the intermission for a 45-32 halftime lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma (26-of-30) and Mercer combined
to go 46-of-53 from the foul line. ... Spangler notched his third double-double
of the season. ... The Sooners were 10-for-22 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Mercer |
|
Oklahoma |
|
Monty Brown 16 |
Scoring |
Buddy Hield 20 |
|
Langston Hall 5 |
Assists |
Jordan Woodard 6 |
|
Monty Brown 7 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Spangler 13 |
|
Phillip Leonard 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Woodard 8 |
|
Monty Brown 1 |
Steals |
Buddy Hield 2 |
|
Monty Brown 1 |
Blocks |
Ryan Spangler 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mercer
|
82 |
43.5 |
8-28 |
20-23 |
17 |
34 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
| Oklahoma
|
96 |
50.8 |
10-22 |
26-30 |
17 |
31 |
1 |
8 |
8 |