Sooners pull away in second half in rout of Oklahoma State

By foxsports
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Ryan Spangler scored a career-high 26 points and No. 3 Oklahoma used a huge second half to beat Oklahoma State 71-49 on Wednesday night.

Spangler, who had scored in single digits his previous three games, made 10 of 13 shots, including four 3-pointers, and he grabbed 14 rebounds.

Buddy Hield scored 17 points and Isaiah Cousins added seven points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Sooners (22-5, 10-5 Big 12). Oklahoma moved into a tie with West Virginia for second place in the conference.

Oklahoma made 10 of 22 3-pointers to win its seventh straight win in the series.

Jeff Newberry scored 19 points and made a career-high five 3-pointers, and Tavarius Shine added 11 points for the injury-depleted Cowboys (12-16, 3-12), who have lost six of seven.

Oklahoma State shot 34 percent from the field overall and 29 percent in the second half.

The Cowboys controlled the pace early. Oklahoma didn't make a basket for the first 4:29. A three-point play by Oklahoma State's Leyton Hammonds put the Cowboys up 18-10.

The Sooners rallied and tied the game at 22 when Spangler banked in a 3-pointer.

Spangler's 3 from the left corner in the closing seconds of the first half gave the Sooners a 27-24 lead at the break. Spangler had 19 points and seven rebounds in the first half and made all four of his 3-point tries.

Khadeem Lattin made his first basket of the game, then Hield stole the ball and made a layup to give the Sooners a 38-31 lead.

The Sooners stretched their lead when Cousins hit a 3-pointer, then a layup, to make it 48-32.

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TIP-INS

Oklahoma St.: G Jawun Evans, who scored 42 points in the previous matchup, is out for the season with a shoulder injury. ... Hammonds scored nine points before fouling out with 5:17 remaining.

Oklahoma: Spangler only missed one of his eight shots in the first half while his teammates went 3 for 17. ... Oklahoma only led for the final two seconds in the first half. .. Jordan Woodard, who averages 13.5 points per game, finished with two. He made his only basket on a baseline turnaround with 2:51 remaining in the game.

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Oklahoma St. hosts West Virginia on Saturday.

Oklahoma plays at Texas on Saturday.