NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Romero Osby scored 26 points, Steven Pledger chipped in 23 and Oklahoma led wire to wire for the fourth straight home game, beating West Virginia 83-70 on Wednesday night.
The Mountaineers (13-17, 6-11 Big 12) trimmed a 17-point deficit down to three in the opening minutes of the second half and were within four with 5 minutes left before Andrew Fitzgerald converted a three-point play off a driving layup before hitting a jumper on back-to-back possessions. Pledger followed with a 3-pointer that circled the rim before falling in to make it 76-64 with 3:16 remaining.
Sam Grooms tied his career best with 10 assists for the Sooners (20-9, 11-6), who moved another step closer to an NCAA tournament bid.
Eron Harris had four of his five 3-pointers in the second half and led West Virginia with 23 points. Deniz Kilicli scored 20.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| West Virginia (13-17) | 28 | 42 | 70 |
| Oklahoma (20-9) « | 39 | 44 | 83 |
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| West Virginia Mountaineers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Kilicli, F | 34 | 9-13 | 2-8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| K. Noreen, F | 16 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| M. Humphrey, F | 7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| E. Harris, G | 34 | 8-17 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| J. Staten, G | 28 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Henderson | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| A. Murray | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| G. Browne | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Hinds | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| D. Rutledge | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Miles | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 27-51 | 6-13 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 70 | |
| 52.9% | 46.2% | ||||||
| Oklahoma Sooners | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Osby, F | 37 | 9-14 | 7-8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| A. M'Baye, F | 18 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| S. Pledger, G | 37 | 7-14 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| S. Grooms, G | 36 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| J. Hornbeak, G | 21 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Fitzgerald | 22 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| C. Clark | 18 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| I. Cousins | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Hield | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Neal | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 26-52 | 21-27 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 83 | |
| 50% | 77.8% | ||||||
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