East Texas A&M Upsets Oklahoma 68-64 as Sooners Waste 32 Free Throws in Home Opener
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Updated · KSR · Nov 3
East Texas A&M Upsets Oklahoma 68-64 as Sooners Waste 32 Free Throws in Home Opener
3 articles · Updated · KSR · Nov 3
Summary
East Texas A&M beat Oklahoma 68-64 in Norman, handing the Sooners a home-opening loss after OU never regained the lead once it fell behind midway through the first half.
17-of-32 free-throw shooting, 5-of-20 from 3-point range and 14 offensive rebounds allowed undercut Oklahoma’s comeback bid, even after Derrion Reid tied it 58-58 with 4:55 left.
Mohamed Diakite’s dunk with 1:22 remaining pushed the Lions ahead 66-60, while East Texas A&M finished 11-of-27 from deep and secured its first win over a power-conference opponent.
Pop Isaacs scored 15 points and Reid added 14 for Oklahoma, which played without Xzayvier Brown because of a lower-body injury and next faces Mississippi Valley State on Friday.