No. 10 Tulsa falls 77-59 to No. 2 North Texas in AAC quarterfinals

By The Associated PressFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Atin Wright had 24 points as second-seeded North Texas knocked off tenth-seeded Tulsa, 77-59 in the quarterfinal round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Friday.North Texas advances to face the winner of the quarterfinal between East Carolina and No. 3-seeded UAB.Wright shot 7 for 16...

Shot clocks for high school basketball remain a no for nearly half the states

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jim Norick Arena has hosted state tournament basketball games in Oklahoma since 1966. It is slated to be demolished after this year’s championships, but as one tradition ends an even older one will remain.Because Oklahoma does not use shot clocks, teams still will be able...

Goodine leads six in double figures as OU ends 8-game losing streak against Texas, 76-72

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Brycen Goodine scored 14 points and led six players into double-figures scoring as Oklahoma beat Texas 76-72 to end its eight-game losing streak against the Longhorns in Saturday's regular-season finale.The Sooners closed out their regular season with a 96-84 win over No. 15 Missouri followed by their first win in...
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Ousmane, Thompson carry OSU past Cincinnati 78-67

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Abou Ousmane scored 24 points, Bryce Thompson scored 16 points, and Oklahoma State withstood Cincinnati's rally, beating the Bearcats 78-67 on Saturday to close the Big 12 regular season.Reserve Marchelus Avery scored 10 points for Oklahoma State (15-16, 7-13,) who shot 7 for 9 from 3-point range.Jizzle James scored 17...

No. 21 OSU women top Texas Tech 62-59, will play Baylor in Big 12 Tournament semifinal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sophomore Stailee Heard scored 24 of her 34 points in the second half to rally No. 21 Oklahoma State to a 62-59 victory over Texas Tech on Friday night in a Big 12 Conference Tournament quarterfinal at T-Mobile Center.The third-seeded Cowgirls (25-5) will play No. 2 seed Baylor in...

Wiggins, Williams lead Thunder past Blazers 107-89 with Gilgeous-Alexander held out for rest

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Aaron Wiggins scored 30 points, Jaylin Williams had his first career triple-double, and the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-89 on Friday night with MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the bench.Gilgeous-Alexander was held out for rest, missing just his second game this season. The Thunder...
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‘Beers! Beers! Beers!’ chants well deserved for Oklahoma center after strong start to SEC tourney

By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Oklahoma’s starting center was serenaded with chants of “Beers! Beers! Beers!” from the school’s pep band on Friday as she left the floor following the 10th-ranked Sooners’ 69-65 win over No. 12 Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.Raegan Beers had 20 points and 11...

Big 12 Conference moves 10 football games to Fridays next fall

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 has moved six of its conference football games to Friday nights next fall, along with another matchup of league teams that won’t count in the standings.Those were among the 10 games involving Big 12 teams selected on Friday by the league’s television partners, ESPN and Fox, for...

OSU suffers 71-61 loss to Baylor

WACO, Texas (AP) — Jeremy Roach scored 21 points, Norchad Omier had a double-double, and Baylor beat Oklahoma State 71-61 on Saturday night to end a three-game losing streak.Baylor used a 12-0 run to take a 41-29 lead with 14:12 remaining. Roach scored eight points that included back-to-back 3s during the stretch.Oklahoma State pulled...
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Sooners fall 87-84 to Mississippi

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Sean Pedulla scored 26 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 18.3 seconds left, and Oklahoma fell to 87-84 on Saturday.Sooners freshman Dayton Forsythe scored 23 of his career-high 25 points in the second half, but in driving the baseline after Pedulla's 3 he threw the ball over the backside of...

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 points as Thunder roll past Hawks 135-119 to continue dominance of East

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports WriterATLANTA (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder continued their overwhelming dominance of the Eastern Conference by beating the Atlanta Hawks 135-119 on Friday night.Luguentz Dort scored 20 points and led Oklahoma City's long-range assault by shooting 6 of 11 on 3-pointers. Jalen Williams...

Verhulst, Beers help No. 13 OU women beat Florida 89-65, win 6th straight

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Payton Verhulst scored 17 points, Raegan Beers added 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, and No. 13 Oklahoma beat Florida 89-65 on Thursday night for its sixth win in a row.Skylar Vann scored 13 points, Sahara Williams had 11 points with nine rebounds, and Liz Scott also scored 11 points for...