McCollum scores 15 as No. 11 Oklahoma tops Iowa State 71-63
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Javian McCollum had 15 points and five assists, and No. 11 Oklahoma defeated Iowa State 71-63 on Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
Milos Uzan scored 12 points, Le'Tre Darthard scored 11 and Sam Godwin added 10 points and six rebounds for the Sooners (13-1).
Otega Oweh, Oklahoma's top scorer for the season, didn't make a field goal. But he scored seven of his eight points on free throws in the final 4:39 to help the Sooners win the kind of close game that often escaped their grasp last season.
“I just think it’s a completely different team than last year,” Uzan said. “We’ve got a lot of older guys that have been in situations like this before. Last year we struggled closing out games. So I think for us to close this game, was a big, big jump for us.”
Oklahoma coach Porter Moser liked the way his team gutted out the victory. The Sooners had averaged 82.5 points for the season, but they won this one with grit and toughness instead of explosive scoring.
“I think Iowa State’s one of the best teams in the country," Moser said. "I mean, they’re so hard to score against. They’re so physical and they do it in a basketball fundamental way - the way they switch, the way they hedge, the way they guard you (on) the ball. It’s just so fundamentally physical.”
Hason Ward, Milan Momcilovic and Robert Jones each scored 12 points for Iowa State (11-3). The Sooners held Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State's scoring leader at 15.5 points per game entering the day, to four points on 1-for-10 shooting.
Iowa State had won six straight, all by double digits. The Cyclones, who entered the day averaging 86.2 points per game, shot 42.6% from the field, including 3 of 16 from 3-point range.
Iowa State led 58-57 before Oklahoma seized control for good with a 7-0 run that included three assists from McCollum. First, there was a dunk by Godwin to put Oklahoma ahead. Darthard's 3-pointer with just over three minutes remaining put the Sooners up 62-58. On Oklahoma's next possession, with the home crowd standing, Godwin scored a layup to push the lead to six and force an Iowa State timeout.
“Javian’s a great point guard," Uzan said. "He’s out there making the right plays as well. I think they were so pressed up on him and he was able to make the right reads late in the game which was big time for us.”
Iowa State's overall strong defense wasn't good enough in the closing minutes.
“We believe in what we do defensively, and we’ve got to trust that down the stretch because we didn’t get timely stops and obviously, that’s where they gained the separation," Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said.
Oklahoma led 32-26 at halftime. Lipsey had two points on 1-for-6 shooting, and Iowa State made just 1 of 8 3-pointers before the break. It was just the second time this season Iowa State failed to score at least 30 points in the first half.
Iowa State scored the first six points of the second half to tie the game at 32 before Oklahoma responded with a 3-pointer by McCollum.
Iowa State's Ward missed a free throw, then ran in, leaped up to collect the bounce and threw down a powerful two-handed dunk in traffic that cut Iowa State's deficit to 37-34. The game see-sawed from there.
BIG PICTURE Iowa State: The Cyclones were one of the top teams receiving Top 25 votes and missed an opportunity to crack the rankings.
Oklahoma: The Sooners got another quality win as they continue to bounce back from their only loss of the season against North Carolina.
UP NEXT
Iowa State: Hosts Houston on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma: Visits TCU on Wednesday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Robert Jones vs. Sam Godwin (Javian McCollum gains possession) | |||
19:35 | Jalon Moore misses two point layup | |||
19:33 | Robert Jones defensive rebound | |||
19:18 | Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot | |||
19:16 | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | |||
19:08 | Milos Uzan turnover (lost ball) (Robert Jones steals) | |||
19:07 | Robert Jones turnover (traveling) | |||
18:48 | Jalon Moore misses two point layup | |||
18:46 | Tre King defensive rebound | |||
18:30 | Tre King misses two point layup | |||
18:28 | Sam Godwin defensive rebound | |||
18:08 | Otega Oweh misses two point layup | |||
18:06 | Sooners offensive rebound | |||
18:05 | +3 | Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 0-3 | |
17:43 | Sam Godwin blocks Tamin Lipsey's two point jump shot | |||
17:41 | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | |||
17:37 | +2 | Sam Godwin makes two point dunk (Otega Oweh assists) | 0-5 | |
17:09 | Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot | |||
17:07 | Milos Uzan defensive rebound | |||
16:53 | Keshon Gilbert personal foul | |||
16:46 | John Hugley IV turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals) | |||
16:41 | +2 | Curtis Jones makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists) | 2-5 | |
16:06 | Tamin Lipsey personal foul | |||
15:59 | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | |||
15:57 | Hason Ward defensive rebound | |||
15:48 | +2 | Hason Ward makes two point dunk (Keshon Gilbert assists) | 4-5 | |
15:35 | Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot | |||
15:33 | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | |||
15:16 | Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot | |||
15:14 | Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound | |||
14:55 | John Hugley IV misses three point jump shot | |||
14:53 | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | |||
14:38 | Rivaldo Soares blocks Jackson Paveletzke's two point layup | |||
14:36 | Milos Uzan defensive rebound | |||
14:29 | +2 | Javian McCollum makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists) | 4-7 | |
14:12 | Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
14:10 | Sooners defensive rebound | |||
14:07 | TV timeout | |||
13:48 | +3 | Milos Uzan makes three point jump shot | 4-10 | |
13:26 | Robert Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
13:24 | John Hugley IV defensive rebound | |||
13:07 | Rivaldo Soares misses two point jump shot | |||
13:05 | Robert Jones defensive rebound | |||
12:53 | Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
12:51 | Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound | |||
12:44 | +2 | John Hugley IV makes two point layup (Rivaldo Soares assists) | 4-12 | |
12:34 | Otega Oweh personal foul | |||
12:31 | Otega Oweh personal foul | |||
12:21 | +2 | Keshon Gilbert makes two point jump shot | 6-12 | |
12:07 | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | |||
12:05 | Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound | |||
11:59 | Tamin Lipsey misses two point jump shot | |||
11:57 | Robert Jones offensive rebound | |||
11:52 | Robert Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jalon Moore steals) | |||
11:40 | Sam Godwin turnover (lost ball) (Milan Momcilovic steals) | |||
11:25 | Sam Godwin personal foul | |||
11:25 | TV timeout | |||
11:23 | +2 | Hason Ward makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists) | 8-12 | |
10:53 | Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot | |||
10:51 | Hason Ward defensive rebound | |||
10:48 | Hason Ward turnover (bad pass) | |||
10:33 | Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot | |||
10:31 | Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound | |||
10:07 | Jalon Moore personal foul | |||
9:59 | Hason Ward misses two point jump shot | |||
9:57 | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Javian McCollum personal foul | |||
9:33 | Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot | |||
9:31 | Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound | |||
9:24 | +3 | Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists) | 8-15 | |
9:10 | +3 | Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists) | 11-15 | |
8:57 | Hason Ward shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul) | |||
8:57 | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-16 | |
8:57 | Jalon Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:57 | Robert Jones defensive rebound | |||
8:29 | +2 | Robert Jones makes two point layup | 13-16 | |
8:25 | TV timeout | |||
8:14 | +3 | Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot (Otega Oweh assists) | 13-19 | |
7:58 | Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot | |||
7:56 | Robert Jones offensive rebound | |||
7:55 | John Hugley IV personal foul | |||
7:51 | Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot | |||
7:49 | Robert Jones offensive rebound | |||
7:42 | +2 | Robert Jones makes two point layup | 15-19 | |
7:36 | Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot | |||
7:34 | Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound | |||
7:34 | Tamin Lipsey personal foul | |||
7:25 | Rivaldo Soares misses three point jump shot | |||
7:23 | Demarion Watson defensive rebound | |||
7:18 | Keshon Gilbert turnover (traveling) | |||
6:57 | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point layup | 15-21 | |
6:37 | Milos Uzan personal foul | |||
6:37 | +1 | Tre King makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-21 | |
6:37 | Tre King misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:37 | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | |||
6:15 | Javian McCollum misses two point jump shot | |||
6:13 | Demarion Watson defensive rebound | |||
5:53 | Tamin Lipsey misses two point layup | |||
5:51 | Hason Ward offensive rebound | |||
5:46 | +2 | Hason Ward makes two point layup | 18-21 | |
5:37 | Curtis Jones personal foul | |||
5:20 | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | |||
5:18 | Hason Ward defensive rebound | |||
4:53 | Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:40 | +2 | Sam Godwin makes two point layup (Milos Uzan assists) | 18-23 | |
4:28 | +2 | Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup | 20-23 | |
4:07 | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | |||
4:05 | Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound | |||
3:56 | Milos Uzan misses two point layup | |||
3:54 | Sam Godwin offensive rebound | |||
3:46 | +2 | Sam Godwin makes two point layup | 20-25 | |
3:37 | Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot | |||
3:35 | Milos Uzan defensive rebound | |||
3:26 | Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Curtis Jones steals) | |||
3:19 | +2 | Curtis Jones makes two point layup | 22-25 | |
3:18 | Cyclones 30 second timeout | |||
3:18 | TV timeout | |||
3:04 | Keshon Gilbert personal foul (John Hugley IV draws the foul) | |||
3:04 | +1 | John Hugley IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-26 | |
3:04 | +1 | John Hugley IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-27 | |
2:49 | Tamin Lipsey misses two point jump shot | |||
2:47 | Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound | |||
2:39 | Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | |||
2:37 | Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound | |||
2:11 | +3 | Le'Tre Darthard makes three point jump shot (John Hugley IV assists) | 22-30 | |
1:41 | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot | 24-30 | |
1:36 | Sooners 30 second timeout | |||
1:10 | +2 | John Hugley IV makes two point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 24-32 | |
0:52 | +2 | Tamin Lipsey makes two point jump shot | 26-32 | |
0:31 | Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot | |||
0:29 | Curtis Jones defensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Tre King misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Sooners defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |