The No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners secured a 72-56 victory over Monmouth, marking a successful end to their non-conference games. Despite initial struggles to gain a significant lead, the Sooners found their rhythm in the second half and won comfortably. Their next challenge will be facing Iowa State on Saturday in Norman. Meanwhile, the Iowa State Cyclones had a close encounter with Kansas, with the game tied at 24-24 at halftime. Hannah Belanger's impressive performance, including six three-pointers and a total of 19 points, helped Iowa State to a 69-61 win over Kansas, moving their record to 9-4 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12. In another matchup, No. 11 Oklahoma faced Iowa State in a tightly contested Big 12 opener. The Sooners led 32-26 at halftime, but Iowa State took a brief lead late in the game. Oklahoma responded with a decisive 14-5 run to close the game, winning 71-63 and improving to 13-1 overall and 1-0 in Big 12 play, while Iowa State moved to 9-5 overall and 2-1 in the conference. Javian McCollum's late assists were crucial in the Sooners' surge, and their next game is against TCU on Wednesday night.
Javian McCollum's trio of late assists ignited a 7-0 run that helped No. 11 Oklahoma put away Iowa State. "You got to give yourself up sometimes. They were really heating him up, and he made some great decisions." That, plus more from the Big 12 opener: https://t.co/lAO1FvX18H https://t.co/d7xzn3i8qx
WATCH: #Sooners basketball postgame following No. 11 Oklahoma’s 71-63 win over Iowa State HC Porter Moser: https://t.co/7266RDZpZY G Rivaldo Soares & G Milos Uzan: https://t.co/4AmIsvlvmi
OU men's basketball: Sooners' late run knocks off Iowa State in Big 12 opener https://t.co/NllJtY4p3O
No. 11 Oklahoma loses lead briefly, charges back to defeat Iowa St. https://t.co/I9eZznVbfB https://t.co/ZQgrph1RJo
Iowa State falls in Big 12 opener to No. 11 Oklahoma https://t.co/vXoGuGAFfM
Iowa State took a one-point lead at Oklahoma with four minutes left -- the Sooners then went on a 14-2 run to win the game. Porter Moser's team improves to 13-1 with road games at TCU and Kansas next week.
Final | No. 11 Oklahoma 71 Iowa State 63 Iowa State took a lead with 4:10 remaining...then OU closed on a 14-5 run to improve to 13-1 and 1-0 in Big 12 play. McCollum, Uzan and Godwin were immense for the Sooners; Darthard the star off the bench. OU visits TCU Wednesday night.
Rob Jones gives Iowa State its first lead of the game with just under five minutes remaining in the game! Timeout on the floor. Iowa State 56, No. 11 Oklahoma 55 2H | 4:42
Iowa State has its first lead of the night, 56-55, with 4:42 to play against No. 11 Oklahoma
The Lloyd Noble Center is full of energy. Sooners hit a couple of big shots to open up the lead and force Iowa State to call timeout. No. 11 Oklahoma 52, Iowa State 47 2H | 7:32
Oklahoma has hit each of its last three FGs on baskets from McCollum, Soares and Darthard to lead Iowa State 43-37 with 13:46 to go in Norman. Porter Moser will be pleased with the Sooners' passing today: 12 assists on 16 makes.
Oklahoma counters Curtis Jones' triple with one of their own. No. 11 Oklahoma 43, Iowa State 37 2H | 13:48
Two quick turnovers and a 6-0 run for Iowa State erases Oklahoma's six-point halftime lead. Then Javian McCollum drills a corner 3-pointer
HT | Oklahoma 32, Iowa State 26 The Sooners take a lead into the break with Javian McCollum leading the way with eight points in 18 mins and OU shooting 41.4% from the field. Rivaldo Soares and Jalon Moore have been all over the boards. Six points each for Godwin and Hugley.
HALFTIME: No. 11 Oklahoma 32, Iowa State 26 Curtis Jones and Hason Ward lead the way with six points each in the opening 20 minutes. The Cyclones will be looking for an improvement offensively after the halftime break.
HALFTIME: No. 11 Oklahoma leads Iowa State, 32-26. Javian McCollum with 8; Sam Godwin and John Hugley IV with 6 apiece for the Sooners. OU did a good job valuing possessions, with just four turnovers against a very good ISU defense.
At halftime: #Sooners lead Iowa State 32-26. Javian McCollum leads OU with 8 points. Milos Uzan has four of Sooners' 9 assists.
Oklahoma took an 8-point lead after a 3-pointer, but Jackson Paveletzke gets a shot to go in the paint on the next possession. Porter Moser calls a timeout. No. 11 Oklahoma 30, Iowa State 24 1H | 1:36
Curtis Jones hits the lay-in on a breakaway steal to trim the deficit back to three. No. 11 Oklahoma 25, Iowa State 22 1H | 3:20
Oklahoma leads Iowa State, 25-22, at the under-4 timeout (3:18 1H). Both teams shooting 10-of-26 from the field and 1-of-2 from the FT line. Difference is Sooners have made four 3-pointers; Cyclones have just one made 3.
Otega Oweh checks back in with two fouls with about 9 minutes to go in the first half. Timeout Sooners, up 16-13 on Iowa State with 8:25 to go until halftime.
Iowa State is off to a 3-13 start from the field - it's a low scoring, defensive game at the Under 12 TO. No. 11 Oklahoma 12, Iowa State 6 1H | 11:28
Otega Oweh picked up back-to-back ticky-tack fouls in a span of 16 seconds, so now the Sooners' leading scorer is on the bench with 12 minutes to go in the first half. Oklahoma leads Iowa State, 12-6, at the under-12 timeout (11:25 1H)
Oklahoma leads Iowa State, 7-4, at the under-16 timeout (14:03 1H). Javian McCollum with five points for the Sooners, who have held the Cyclones to 2-of-9 shooting so far.
It's The Usual Suspects for No. 11 Oklahoma in its Big 12 opener against Iowa State, which is set to tip off here in a few minutes from the LNC - G Milos Uzan - G Javian McCollum - G Otega Oweh - F Jalon Moore - F Sam Godwin
FINAL: Iowa State (9-4, 2-0) 69, Kansas (7-6, 0-2) 61 -Hannah Belanger hits six three's, finishes with an Iowa State high 19 points. -Addy Brown with 14 points and 13 rebounds Next up: @ BYU (Sat. at 5pm on ESPN+)
END OF 3: Iowa State 48, Kansas 37 Hannah Belanger ends the third quarter with four of her five three's in the game. Cyclones can move to 2-0 in the Big 12 with a win tonight.
An and-1 on another three-ball! Hannah Belanger cannot miss! 42-31, Cyclones lead it midway through the third.
HALFTIME: Kansas 24, Iowa State 24 Addy Brown's and-1 rejuvenates the Iowa State crowd. Six of Iowa State's 24 points came in the final 60 seconds of the half.
Isnelle Natabou with a tough go and Iowa State is within two. Timeout, Kansas. 20-18, KU leads.
FINAL | No. 12 Oklahoma (12-1) pulls away from Monmouth 72-56 #Sooners had a hard time getting separation in this one, but hit their stride in the second half to win comfortably OU has to be extremely pleased with the non-conference slate Next up: Iowa State Saturday in Norman