The Oklahoma Sooners continued their winning ways with a 79-70 win in Tulsa, Okla. against the Arkansas Razorbacks. This concluded their three-game series at the BOK Center, with the Sooners winning two of the three games.
The Sooners were able to ride a strong first-half performance to get the win. They were up 12 at the break.
The Razorbacks fought the whole second half, but the Sooners continued to answer their runs and finally closed it out with a [autotag]Rivaldo Soares[/autotag] three that put them up 17 with 1:24 left in the game.
The Sooners were once again led by [autotag]Javian McCollum[/autotag], who had 20 points, five rebounds, and four assists. But it was the Sooners defense, especially in the first half that stole the show.
Porter Moser talked about the rhythm they are starting to get into defensively. “We are trying to play more uptempo, score more points, and get more possessions,” Moser said. “But the biggest thing we’re saying ‘is you don’t want to do it at the expense of your defense.’ I thought the guys were playing hard on defense. I just think that’s been a key for us. We’ve got some pieces that can guard. Otega (Oweh), Rivaldo, Tre (Le’Tre Darthard), they can really guard.”
The Sooners held the Razorbacks to 40% from the field and 22.2% from three. They also outrebounded the athletic Arkansas team.
The Sooners will be back in action on Saturday and look to be on the verge of breaking into the top 15.
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