34 Offensive Rebounds and a Sahara Williams Triple-Double Carry No. 14 Oklahoma Past Oral Roberts 93-62
Sahara Williams had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 14 Oklahoma grabbed 34 offensive rebounds and beat Oral Roberts 93-62 on Friday at the Lloyd Noble Center.
Photo: Oklahoma Athletics. Sahara Williams, official roster headshot. Card design: The Dyme.
No. 14 Oklahoma beat Oral Roberts 93-62 on Friday at the Lloyd Noble Center, and Oral Roberts never led. Sahara Williams had a triple-double: 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, plus five steals, per the ESPN box score. Oklahoma grabbed 34 offensive rebounds. The Sooners moved to 4-0. Oral Roberts fell to 2-3. Attendance was 8,415.
57 misses, 34 offensive rebounds
Oklahoma shot 34 of 91, 37%, and missed 57 shots. It also grabbed 34 offensive rebounds, per ESPN. The Sooners won the boards 66-43 and the paint 44-30, per ESPN. Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu had eight offensive rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench. LeeLee Bell had six, part of 16 points and 11 rebounds. Sa'Myah Smith added 13 rebounds and three blocks off the bench.
28 turnovers
Oral Roberts turned it over 28 times. Oklahoma had 16 steals and scored 22 points off turnovers. Williams had five of the steals. Aubrey Hishaw had six of the Golden Eagles' turnovers and Kayten Donley five.
Where the 31 points came from
By our count from the ESPN box, Oklahoma made 23 two-point baskets to 15, a 16-point edge, and 11 threes to eight, plus-9. Free throws went 14 to 8, plus-6, though the Sooners missed 10 of 24. Oklahoma led 51-27 at halftime and 67-41 after three quarters, also by our count. The largest lead was 34.
Who else scored
Brooklyn Stewart scored 18 on 5-of-8 shooting and made 7 of 8 free throws, with three blocks. Jordan Speiser hit 5 of 10 threes off the bench for 15.
For Oral Roberts, Gentry Baldwin scored 16 with four threes and four steals. Donley added 12 and six rebounds.
The box score, side by side
Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:
| Category | Oklahoma | Oral Roberts |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 34-91 (37%) | 23-67 (34%) |
| 3-pointers | 11-33 | 8-31 |
| Free throws | 14-24 | 8-11 |
| Rebounds | 66 | 43 |
| Offensive rebounds | 34 | 13 |
| Assists | 25 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 28 |
| Steals | 16 | 14 |
| Points in the paint | 44 | 30 |
| Points off turnovers | 22 | 13 |
| Fast-break points | 10 | 10 |
Quarter scoring, per the ESPN linescores:
| Quarter | Oklahoma | Oral Roberts |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 26 | 14 |
| 2nd | 25 | 13 |
| 3rd | 16 | 14 |
| 4th | 26 | 21 |
| Final | 93 | 62 |
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