National Basketball Association
Oklahoma 67, Colorado 60
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 22, 2011
Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Terry Davis, # Rod Dixon, # Mike Thibodeaux
Attendance:
9158
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Cade Davis led all five starters in double figures with 15 points as Oklahoma took down Colorado, 67-60, in Norman on Saturday.
Carl Blair scored six of his 13 points from the free throw line in the final minute and added seven assists for Oklahoma (10-9, 2-3 Big 12), which has won back-to-back games after dropping three straight to open conference play.
The Sooners came out strong in the first half, shooting 54 percent (15 of 28) to go into the break with a 32-26 edge. Oklahoma trailed, 19-15, with 9:21 left in the period before going on a 17-7 run to close the half and grab the lead.
The Sooners would push the lead to as many as 11 points early in the second half, before the Buffaloes began to charge. They got within a basket five times before finally pulling even at 52-52 with 3:35 remaining. But Oklahoma did not roll over, using a 7-2 run to regain control and going 8 of 8 from the free throw line in the final minute to clinch it.
Colorado (14-6, 3-2) has now dropped two straight after a seven-game winning streak and doesn’t get any breaks next week with No. 2 Kansas coming to Boulder and a trip to Baylor.
Top Game Performances
Colorado |
|
Oklahoma |
Alec Burks 15 |
Scoring |
Cade Davis 15 |
Cory Higgins 4 |
Assists |
Carl Blair Jr. 7 |
Alec Burks 9 |
Rebounds |
Cade Davis 8 |
Cory Higgins 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Carl Blair Jr. 9 |
Marcus Relphorde 3 |
Steals |
Carl Blair Jr. 1 |
Andre Roberson 1 |
Blocks |
Cade Davis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Colorado
|
60 |
40.4 |
1-10 |
13-16 |
9 |
29 |
1 |
8 |
|
Oklahoma
|
67 |
52.2 |
3-14 |
16-25 |
12 |
28 |
3 |
5 |
|