Raegan Beers matches career high with 28 points, helps No. 10 Oklahoma roll past Omaha 111-65
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Raegan Beers matched a career high with 28 points, and No. 10 Oklahoma rolled past Omaha 111-65 on Sunday.
Beers, a 6-foot-4 center, made 11 of 13 field goals and grabbed nine rebounds to help Oklahoma win its fifth straight since an overtime loss to Duke.
Skylar Vann had 12 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Kiersten Johnson added 12 points for the Sooners (11-1). Oklahoma scored at least 100 points for the third time this season after entering the day ranked fourth nationally with 90.7 points per game.
Ja Harvey scored 21 points and Cora Olsen added 15 for Omaha. The Mavericks (8-5) had won seven straight since a 79-77 loss to Wisconsin, but gave up a season-high point total against the Sooners.
Oklahoma led 52-34 at halftime, with Beers producing 15 points and six rebounds.
The Sooners exploded in the third quarter, outscoring the Mavericks 35-25 to take an 87-59 lead. It matched the most points Oklahoma has scored in a quarter this season. The Sooners made 14 field goals and five 3-pointers in the period.
Takeaways
Omaha: Aside from Harvey, none of the Mavericks could get going. Harvey made 8 of 14 field goals while the rest of the team made 15 of 52.
Oklahoma: The Sooners continued to bully opponents in the paint and beat them with pace. They outrebounded the Mavericks 57-33 and forced 20 turnovers.
Key moment
Oklahoma set the tone from the beginning by scoring the game's first eight points. The Sooners led 26-10 at the end of the first quarter.
Key stat
Omaha made just 2 of 21 3-pointers while Oklahoma made 13 of 35.
Up next
Omaha hosts North Dakota on Jan. 2. Oklahoma hosts New Mexico State on Dec. 29.
Kobe Newton scores 20 to lead Wyoming over Cal State Fullerton 73-69
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Kobe Newton's 20 points helped Wyoming defeat Cal State Fullerton 73-69 on Sunday night.
Newton shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Cowboys (7-5). Obi Agbim scored 16 points while shooting 6 for 13 (2 for 9 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Touko Tainamo shot 5 of 6 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 13 points.
The Titans (4-9) were led in scoring by Donovan Oday, who finished with 18 points. Kaleb Brown and Zach Visentin both had 11 points.
Wyoming went into the half leading Fullerton 39-29. Agbim scored 10 points in the half. Wyoming turned an 11-point second-half lead into a 19-point advantage with an 8-0 run to make it a 50-31 lead with 17:07 left in the half. Newton scored 11 second-half points.