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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oklahoma 59, Butler 46
When: 1:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 27, 2014
Where: Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort, Nassau
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Doug Sirmons, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 2107


No. 21 Oklahoma 59, Butler 46: Isaiah Cousins recorded 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds as the Sooners rolled over the Bulldogs in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals at Paradise Island, Bahamas.

TaShawn Thomas and Jordan Woodard each added 10 points for Oklahoma (4-1), which plays No. 3 Wisconsin in Friday’s championship game. Ryan Spangler collected 10 rebounds as the Sooners controlled the boards 41-32 and held Butler to 23.7 percent shooting from the field.

Kellen Dunham led the way with 17 points for the Bulldogs (4-1), who play Georgetown in Friday's third-place game. Andrew Chrabascz added nine points for Butler, which went only 4-of-23 from behind the 3-point arc.

Dunham’s 3-pointer tied the game at 8-8 early on before Thomas’ layup ignited a 16-0 run as Oklahoma held Butler without a point for more than seven minutes. The Sooners shot 65 percent in the opening half and led by as many as 17 before settling for a 36-24 lead at intermission.

The Bulldogs pulled within eight early in the second half before Cousins scored seven points during an 11-0 run that pushed Oklahoma’s lead to 19 with just under 10 minutes left. Butler trimmed its deficit to 54-42 after Dunham’s driving layup with 3:57 to go, but the Sooners would not let the Bulldogs any closer.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma G Buddy Hield, who poured in 24 points in the first-round victory over UCLA, was held to five on 2-of-10 from the field. … The Bulldogs recorded 29 offensive rebounds against North Carolina in the opening round and the Sooners held them to 13. … Oklahoma took over the lead in the all-time series 3-2 and also won the previous meeting with Butler in a 2003 NCAA Tournament regional semifinal.

Top Game Performances
 
Butler   Oklahoma
Kellen Dunham 17 Scoring Isaiah Cousins 13
Andrew Chrabascz 2 Assists Buddy Hield 2
Roosevelt Jones 6 Rebounds Ryan Spangler 10
Kellen Dunham 5 Free Throws Made Jordan Woodard 6
Alex Barlow 3 Steals Dinjiyl Walker 2
Kameron Woods 2 Blocks Isaiah Cousins 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Butler 46 23.7 4-23 14-21 6 28 2 9 10
Oklahoma 59 45.5 2-17 17-22 8 38 3 5 16