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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma 63, Oral Roberts 62
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Where: Mabee Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Officials: # Don Daily, # Brent Meaux, # Doug Sirmons
Attendance: 7219

Oklahoma 63, Oral Roberts 62:
Amath M’Baye scored 14 points and the visiting Sooners rallied from 10 points down in the second half to squeak past the Golden Eagles.

Oklahoma (5-1) trailed 54-44 with 9:09 remaining before battling back to take a 61-60 lead on two Romero Osby free throws with three minutes left. Steven Pledger’s jumper with 1:16 left pushed the Sooners’ advantage to 63-60.

Oral Roberts (3-4) had its chances. Steven Roundtree scored and was fouled with 18 seconds left, but he missed a free throw and the Sooners grabbed the rebound. Shawn Glover missed a jumper with five seconds remaining that would have put the Golden Eagles ahead.

Warren Niles led the Golden Eagles with 21 points, shooting 8-for-16 from the field. Glover added 17 points and Roundtree scored 14 for Oral Roberts.

Osby and Buddy Hield each scored 11 points for Oklahoma, which shot 39.7 percent from the field and finished 2-for-10 from 3-point range.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Oral Roberts was fouled while shooting 3-pointers three times. The Golden Eagles hit all nine of the corresponding free throws. … The Sooners have won the past 12 matchups against Oral Roberts. … The Golden Eagles shot 47.3 percent from the field.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma   Oral Roberts
Amath M'Baye 12 Scoring Warren Niles 21
Isaiah Cousins 3 Assists D.J. Jackson 5
Amath M'Baye 9 Rebounds Steven Roundtree 8
Romero Osby 5 Free Throws Made Warren Niles 3
Buddy Hield 2 Steals Steven Roundtree 2
Romero Osby 1 Blocks Damen Bell-Holter 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma 63 39.7 2-10 11-16 9 33 1 7 12
Oral Roberts 62 47.3 3-13 7-9 13 29 3 4 15