Hield leads No. 7 Oklahoma past Oral Roberts 96-73
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Buddy Hield had 30 points and a career-high five steals to help No. 7 Oklahoma beat Oral Roberts 96-73 on Saturday.
Hield, a preseason All-America who had been in a bit of a shooting slump, was 9 of 15 from the field to fall one point short of his career high.
Jordan Woodard scored 19 points, Isaiah Cousins had 15 and Ryan Spangler added 13 points and seven rebounds for the Sooners (7-0), who won by at least 17 points for the sixth straight game. Oklahoma shot 62 percent in the second half to beat Oral Roberts for the 15th consecutive time.
Obi Emegano scored 29 points, Kris Martin had a season-high 15 points and Brandon Conley added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Oral Roberts (8-3).
Oklahoma, which entered the game leading the nation in field goal percentage defense, held the Golden Eagles to 35 percent shooting in the second half.