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Groves brothers combine for 33, Sooners top Nebraska 69-56
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Tanner Groves scored a season-high 17 points, Jacob Groves added 16 and Oklahoma beat Nebraska 69-56 on Thursday night to open the ESPN Events Invitational.
The Groves brothers combined for 13 of Oklahoma's final 17 points of the first half for a 41-34 lead. Jacob Groves had 12 points in the opening half.
Oklahoma used a 6-0 run midway through the second half to extend its lead to 55-43 and the Sooners led by double figures the rest of the way.
Jalen Hill scored 13 points and Grant Sherfield had 10 points and eight assists for Oklahoma (4-1), which has won four straight since losing to Sam Houston 52-51 in an opener.
Juwan Gary had 16 points and seven rebounds for Nebraska (3-2). Emmanuel Bandoumel scored 13 points with five assists. Sam Griesel, the team leader with 13.3 points per game, had six points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Oklahoma and Nebraska have met 188 times, with the Sooners leading the series 105-83. The last meeting came during the 2010-11 season.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Jump ball. Tanner Groves vs. Emmanuel Bandoumel (Sooners gains possession) | ||
| 19:33 |  | C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:31 | | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | ||
| 19:04 | | +2 | Sam Griesel makes two point hook shot | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | | Emmanuel Bandoumel personal foul | ||
| 18:42 | | Jacob Groves misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:40 | | Sam Griesel defensive rebound | ||
| 18:30 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Sam Griesel assists) | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | | +3 | Grant Sherfield makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hill assists) | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | | +2 | C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Blaise Keita assists) | 3-6 |
| 17:16 | | +3 | Grant Sherfield makes three point jump shot | 6-6 |
| 16:51 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point jump shot (Blaise Keita assists) | 6-8 |
| 16:35 | | Jacob Groves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:33 | | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | ||
| 16:18 | | +2 | Sam Griesel makes two point jump shot | 6-10 |
| 15:52 | | +3 | Tanner Groves makes three point jump shot (Grant Sherfield assists) | 9-10 |
| 15:28 | | Juwan Gary misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:26 | | Sooners defensive rebound | ||
| 15:24 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:05 | | +3 | Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Grant Sherfield assists) | 12-10 |
| 14:40 | | Joe Bamisile shooting foul (Emmanuel Bandoumel draws the foul) | ||
| 14:40 | | +1 | Emmanuel Bandoumel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-11 |
| 14:40 | | +1 | Emmanuel Bandoumel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-12 |
| 14:30 | | Grant Sherfield turnover (bad pass) (Sam Griesel steals) | ||
| 14:24 | | C.J. Wilcher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:22 | | Tanner Groves defensive rebound | ||
| 14:09 | | +3 | Jacob Groves makes three point jump shot (Grant Sherfield assists) | 15-12 |
| 13:50 | | Grant Sherfield personal foul | ||
| 13:40 | | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:38 | | Sam Godwin defensive rebound | ||
| 13:24 | | +2 | Sam Godwin makes two point layup (Jacob Groves assists) | 17-12 |
| 13:04 | | +3 | Juwan Gary makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists) | 17-15 |
| 12:51 | | Joe Bamisile misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:49 | | Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound | ||
| 12:30 | | Wilhelm Breidenbach misses two point hook shot | ||
| 12:28 | | Juwan Gary offensive rebound | ||
| 12:26 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup | 17-17 |
| 12:07 | | Wilhelm Breidenbach shooting foul (Sam Godwin draws the foul) | ||
| 12:07 | | +1 | Sam Godwin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-17 |
| 12:07 | | +1 | Sam Godwin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-17 |
| 11:40 | | Sam Godwin personal foul | ||
| 11:40 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:36 | | C.J. Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Hill steals) | ||
| 11:29 | | +2 | Jalen Hill makes two point dunk | 21-17 |
| 11:09 | | Blaise Keita misses two point layup | ||
| 11:07 | | Jalen Hill defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Milos Uzan misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Cornhuskers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Sam Godwin personal foul | ||
| 10:22 | | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Tanner Groves defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +3 | Bijan Cortes makes three point jump shot (Tanner Groves assists) | 24-17 |
| 9:33 | | Milos Uzan shooting foul (Emmanuel Bandoumel draws the foul) | ||
| 9:33 | | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:33 | | +1 | Emmanuel Bandoumel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-18 |
| 9:11 | | Grant Sherfield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Sam Griesel defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Tanner Groves personal foul | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Emmanuel Bandoumel makes two point dunk | 24-20 |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Tanner Groves makes two point layup (Bijan Cortes assists) | 26-20 |
| 8:17 | | Sam Griesel misses two point layup | ||
| 8:15 | | Sooners defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Jalen Hill makes two point layup (Bijan Cortes assists) | 28-20 |
| 7:47 | | Bijan Cortes personal foul | ||
| 7:47 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:47 | | +1 | Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-21 |
| 7:47 | | +1 | Keisei Tominaga makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-22 |
| 7:34 | | +3 | Tanner Groves makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hill assists) | 31-22 |
| 7:14 | | Tanner Groves blocks Juwan Gary's two point hook shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Jacob Groves defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Jacob Groves makes two point jump shot | 33-22 |
| 6:33 | | Sam Griesel turnover (lost ball) (Grant Sherfield steals) | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Jacob Groves makes two point layup (Jalen Hill assists) | 35-22 |
| 6:27 | | Cornhuskers 30 second timeout | ||
| 6:13 | | Jalen Hill shooting foul (Sam Griesel draws the foul) | ||
| 6:13 | | Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:13 | | +1 | Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-23 |
| 6:01 | | Jacob Groves misses two point layup | ||
| 5:59 | | Sam Griesel defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Tanner Groves blocks Sam Griesel's two point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Sam Griesel offensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Sam Griesel turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Hill steals) | ||
| 5:31 | | +2 | Jalen Hill makes two point dunk | 37-23 |
| 5:12 | | +3 | Emmanuel Bandoumel makes three point jump shot (Sam Griesel assists) | 37-26 |
| 4:45 | | C.J. Noland misses two point layup | ||
| 4:43 | | Tanner Groves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | +2 | Tanner Groves makes two point layup | 39-26 |
| 4:43 | | C.J. Wilcher shooting foul (Tanner Groves draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | Tanner Groves misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:43 | | Juwan Gary defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Tanner Groves personal foul | ||
| 4:22 | | Blaise Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:22 | | Juwan Gary offensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | Jacob Groves personal foul | ||
| 4:13 | | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:13 | | +1 | Emmanuel Bandoumel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-27 |
| 3:51 | | Jacob Groves misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Emmanuel Bandoumel makes two point layup | 39-29 |
| 3:38 | | Sooners 30 second timeout | ||
| 3:38 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:12 | | Grant Sherfield misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses two point layup | ||
| 3:00 | | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | Juwan Gary misses two point layup | ||
| 2:52 | | Blaise Keita offensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | +2 | C.J. Wilcher makes two point layup (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists) | 39-31 |
| 2:16 | | Jalen Hill offensive foul | ||
| 2:16 | | Jalen Hill turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | +2 | Juwan Gary makes two point layup (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists) | 39-33 |
| 1:48 | | Blaise Keita blocks Grant Sherfield's two point layup | ||
| 1:46 | | Sooners offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Grant Sherfield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Keisei Tominaga defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Juwan Gary offensive foul | ||
| 1:26 | | Juwan Gary turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | Blaise Keita blocks Sam Godwin's two point layup | ||
| 1:01 | | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | C.J. Wilcher turnover (lost ball) (C.J. Noland steals) | ||
| 0:45 | | +2 | Jacob Groves makes two point layup (Grant Sherfield assists) | 41-33 |
| 0:18 | | Sam Godwin blocks C.J. Wilcher's two point layup | ||
| 0:16 | | Jacob Groves defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Juwan Gary personal foul | ||
| 0:02 | | Grant Sherfield misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Sam Griesel defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jacob Groves personal foul | ||
| 0:01 | | Sam Griesel misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Sam Griesel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-34 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:38 | | C.J. Noland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:36 | | Emmanuel Bandoumel defensive rebound | ||
| 19:17 | | Juwan Gary turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Hill steals) | ||
| 19:03 | | Grant Sherfield misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:01 | | Sam Griesel defensive rebound | ||
| 18:46 | | Sam Griesel misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:44 | | Tanner Groves defensive rebound | ||
| 18:34 | | +3 | Tanner Groves makes three point jump shot (Grant Sherfield assists) | 44-34 |
| 18:11 | | Juwan Gary misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:09 | | Jalen Hill defensive rebound | ||
| 17:57 | | +2 | C.J. Noland makes two point layup (Grant Sherfield assists) | 46-34 |
| 17:30 | | Emmanuel Bandoumel misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:28 | | Jalen Hill defensive rebound | ||
| 17:20 | | Grant Sherfield turnover (bad pass) (C.J. Wilcher steals) | ||
| 17:03 | | +2 | Blaise Keita makes two point layup (Emmanuel Bandoumel assists) | 46-36 |
| 16:45 |