Unbeaten Sooners Cruise Past Oral Roberts

Buddy Hield had 30 points and a career-high five steals to help No. 7 Oklahoma beat Oral Roberts 96-73 on Saturday.

Hield, a preseason All-America who had been in a bit of a shooting slump, was 9 of 15 from the field to fall one point short of his career high.

Jordan Woodard scored 19 points, Isaiah Cousins had 15 and Ryan Spangler added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Sooners (7-0), who won by at least 17 points for the sixth straight game. Oklahoma shot 62 percent in the second half to beat Oral Roberts for the 15th consecutive time.

Obi Emegano scored 29 points, Kris Martin had a season-high 15 points and Brandon Conley added 10 points and 11 rebounds for Oral Roberts (8-3).

Oklahoma, which entered the game leading the nation in field goal percentage defense, held the Golden Eagles to 35 percent shooting in the second half.

Oral Roberts tied the score at 32 on a jumper by Emegano. The Sooners responded with an 8-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Cousins. Oral Roberts closed the gap again, but Hield's 3-pointer with 6 seconds left in the first half gave the Sooners a 43-38 lead.

Oral Roberts shot 53 percent in the first half, but committed eight turnovers. Martin scored 12 points in the first half, while Emegano had 11 despite picking up two early fouls.

The Sooners opened things up early in the second half. A 3 by Woodard, then a putback by Hield pushed Oklahoma's lead to 63-48.

TIP-INS

Oral Roberts: The Titans beat intra-city rival Tulsa 70-68 last Saturday for the Mayor's Cup. ... They entered the day with just three wins all-time against Top 10 teams.

Oklahoma: Assistant coach Chris Crutchfield was an assistant at Oral Roberts from 2007 to 2011. ... The Sooners had eight offensive rebounds and 11 second-chance points in the first half. ... The Sooners, who led the nation in rebounds heading into Saturday, outrebounded Oral Roberts 36-35.

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Oral Roberts visits Missouri State on Wednesday.

Oklahoma hosts Creighton on Saturday.