Sooners handle East Texas A&M
NORMAN — Despite nine lead changes in the first half, the East Texas A&M University men’s basketball team fell short to the Oklahoma Sooners 84-56 on Thursday night at Lloyd Noble Center.
NORMAN — Despite nine lead changes in the first half, the East Texas A&M University men’s basketball team fell short to the Oklahoma Sooners 84-56 on Thursday night at Lloyd Noble Center.
The Lions fall to 1-5 on the season, while the Sooners are now 4-0. The teams played each other for the first time since 1970.
Freshman Jeremiah Fears finished with 20 points, Duke Miles scored 19 points to lead the Sooners.
Glenn Taylor Jr. came off the bench to sink four 3-pointers and scored 16 for OU.
Three Lions scored nine points each in the game. Scooter Williams Jr. added two rebounds, two blocks, and two assists with his nine points. Josh Taylor had team-best nine rebounds. T.J. Thomas added nine points, five rebounds, and five steals off the bench.
The Sooners will return to action at 4 this afternoon against Providence in the Battle 4 Atlantis event in the Bahamas.
