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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma 86, Seton Hall 85
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 22, 2013
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials: # Brent Hampton, # Gary Prager, # Wally Rutecki
Attendance: N/A

Oklahoma 86, Seton Hall 85: Buddy Hield's two late free throws capped a 7-0 run in the final 34 seconds as the Sooners stunned the Pirates to advance to the title game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Cameron Clark scored 20 points, Isaiah Cousins had 19 and Hield finished with 13 - albeit on 3-of-12 shooting - to pace Oklahoma (4-0), which will face No. 1 Michigan State in Saturday's championship game. Jordan Woodard added 12 points for the Sooners, while Ryan Spangler pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.

Sterling Gibbs finished 17-of-20 from the free-throw line en route to 26 points, while Brian Oliver contributed 19 points off the bench and Gene Teague added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Pirates (3-2). Seton Hall led by as many as 11 points in the second half and by seven with under a minute remaining before the Sooners took control in spectacular fashion.

With Oklahoma trailing 84-77 with 50 seconds to play, Cousins knocked down a jumper and, after a free throw by Gibbs, Clark made baskets on consecutive possessions to draw the Sooners within 85-83. A free throw by Woodard, who also had two key steals in the final minute, made it 85-84 with 27 seconds left.

Woodard missed the second foul shot, but the freshman guard got his own rebound and the ball ultimately found Hield, who was fouled and knocked down both free throws with 11 seconds to play. Seton Hall lost control of the ball on its final possession before Oliver hoisted up a 3-pointer that missed wide.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oliver made four 3-pointers in the first half en route to 14 points. ... G Fuquan Edwin chipped in 12 points for the Pirates, who will face Virginia Tech in Saturday's consolation game. ... Oklahoma has scored at least 80 points in all four of its games this season.
Top Game Performances
 
Seton Hall   Oklahoma
Sterling Gibbs 26 Scoring Cameron Clark 20
Sterling Gibbs 5 Assists Je'lon Hornbeak 3
Gene Teague 9 Rebounds Ryan Spangler 10
Sterling Gibbs 17 Free Throws Made Jordan Woodard 8
Fuquan Edwin 3 Steals Ryan Spangler 3
N/A Blocks Ryan Spangler 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Seton Hall 85 41.1 9-26 30-35 16 30 0 8 14
Oklahoma 86 52.7 6-20 22-32 14 31 6 9 15