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11/09 21:32 CST Brown scores 19 points to lead Oklahoma over North Alabama 81-72
Brown scores 19 points to lead Oklahoma over North Alabama 81-72
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) --- Xzayvier Brown scored 19 points to lead Oklahoma to an
81-72 victory over North Alabama on Monday night.
B.J. Edwards added 17 points and Pop Isaacs had 13 for Oklahoma (2-1). Brown,
Edwards, and Isaacs combined for 11 of the Sooners' 13 3-pointers.
Derrion Reid, the Sooners' leader in scoring (15.5) and rebounds (7.5) per
game, scored 10 points and matched Brown and Isaacs with six rebounds apiece.
The Sooners built a 37-36 edge at the break, and opened the second half on a
17-2 run. Ansar Osman's 3-pointer cut the Lions' deficit to 59-50 with 10:49
remaining. The Sooners then held a double-digit margin until the final basket.
Mike Evbagharu scored 27 points on 10-of-11 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds
for North Alabama (2-1). Quan Lax added 14 points and Jacobe Whitted chipped in
with 13.
Evbagharu's layup to start the second half gave North Alabama its last lead,
38-37. The Lions led just one time in the first half when Caden Harris hit a
3-pointer with 1:07 left before the break.
Up next
North Alabama: at No. 17 Miami on Friday.
Oklahoma: hosts Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday.
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