NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Sophomore Lamar Wilkerson buried his fifth 3-pointer of the night with four seconds to go…
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Sophomore Lamar Wilkerson buried his fifth 3-pointer of the night with game winner with four seconds left and Sam Houston rallied to stun Oklahoma 52-51 in Monday night’s season opener.
Wilkerson was 5-of-6 from 3-point range, 6-for-10 and came off the bench with 17 points. Wilkerson sank his third 3-pointer with 3:33 left, his fourth with 2:52 left for the game-winner before the horn. Oklahoma failed to make the final field goal attempt.
The Sooners led 43-29 when Milos Uzan hit two foul shots with 9:44 left, but the Sooners struggled to make 3 of 10 attempts to 7 of 10 for the Bearkats.
Qua Grant was the only Bearkats starter in double figures with 13 points.
For Oklahoma, Grant Sherfield had 14 points and brothers Jacob and Tanner Grove each had 11. The Sooners had 21 turnovers to the Bearkats’ 11.
Oklahoma enters having won all five previous meetings against the Bearkats and has won its last 19 openers dating back to 2003-04.
It was the first meeting between the two programs since Dec. 17, 1998, when Oklahoma won 75-44. The Sooners’ 31-point win that day was OU’s smallest lead at the time.
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