Moore scores 16 as No. 15 Oklahoma pulls away to defeat West Virginia 77-63
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma got back to handling business on Wednesday night.
Jalon Moore scored 16 points and Javian McCollum and Rivaldo Soares each added 13 to help the 15th-ranked Sooners defeat West Virginia 77-63.
Otega Oweh added 12 points, 10 rebounds and five steals for Oklahoma (14-3, 2-2 Big 12), which shot 63.6% in the second half to pull away and bounce back from road losses to TCU and Kansas.
“We needed to win tonight to stop the bleeding," Oklahoma coach Porter Moser said.
With the conference being so tough this season - eight Big 12 teams are in the Top 25 - the Sooners couldn’t afford to slip at home against an unranked team.
“It’s huge,” Moser said. “You’ve got to take one at a time. You’ve got to log in, got to win it, put it in the bank and go back the next night. Every night, this is going to be insane watching these standings.”
Noah Farrakhan scored 14 points and RaeQuan Battle added 12 for West Virginia, which was trying to build momentum after upsetting then-No. 25 Texas last Saturday.
West Virginia coach Josh Eilert said Oklahoma's pressure bothered the Mountaineers. They committed 16 turnovers and looked uncomfortable all night.
“It just really shortened our possessions to where we got into a point in time where we were a little bit frantic and we were taking bad shots throughout the course of the game, weren’t really sharing that basketball," he said.
West Virginia (6-11, 1-3) led 18-12 before Oklahoma picked up the pace and went on an 8-0 run to take the lead. The Sooners led 29-25 at the break. It was a defensive-oriented first half - neither team shot 40% and no player on either team scored more than seven points in the first 20 minutes.
Oklahoma wasn't worried.
“I think the message was just keep guarding,” Moore said. “I mean, our shots are going to fall, our offense is going to come."
Oklahoma kept it going at the start of the second half, and Oweh's two-handed jam made it 33-25. The Sooners held West Virginia scoreless for nearly three minutes after the break.
The Sooners led 49-35 when West Virginia's Farrakhan dunked on Oklahoma's 6-foot-10, 275-pound John Hughley IV and was fouled. Farrakhan picked up a technical on the play, so the Mountaineers didn't get as much momentum from it as they could have. After the sequence, Oklahoma led by at least 12 points the rest of the way.
BIG PICTURE
West Virginia: For a while, the Mountaineers again showed they could hang with one of the Big 12's best teams. But the Mountaineers were outrebounded 33-19. They missed center Jesse Edwards, who is out indefinitely with a fractured wrist. He averages nearly 15 points and nine rebounds.
Oklahoma: The Sooners got back on track and found their offense by picking up the pace and being aggressive. The Sooners shot 49% overall and made 22 of 30 free throws.
UP NEXT
West Virginia: Hosts Kansas on Saturday.
Oklahoma: Visits Cincinnati on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Patrick Suemnick vs. Sam Godwin (Javian McCollum gains possession) | |||
19:46 | Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot | |||
19:44 | Sam Godwin offensive rebound | |||
19:36 | Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot | |||
19:34 | Jalon Moore offensive rebound | |||
19:27 | Patrick Suemnick turnover (lost ball) (Sam Godwin steals) | |||
18:57 | Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Suemnick steals) | |||
18:57 | Sam Godwin turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Harris steals) | |||
18:57 | +2 | Josiah Harris makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
18:57 | Sam Godwin turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Harris steals) | |||
18:57 | Patrick Suemnick turnover (Sam Godwin steals) | |||
18:32 | Sam Godwin misses two point dunk | |||
18:30 | Patrick Suemnick defensive rebound | |||
18:18 | RaeQuan Battle turnover (lost ball) | |||
18:13 | +3 | Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot | 2-3 | |
17:38 | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | |||
17:36 | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | |||
17:21 | Milos Uzan turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Johnson steals) | |||
17:12 | RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot | |||
17:10 | Sam Godwin defensive rebound | |||
16:54 | +3 | Milos Uzan makes three point jump shot (Javian McCollum assists) | 2-6 | |
16:31 | +3 | Josiah Harris makes three point jump shot (Kobe Johnson assists) | 5-6 | |
16:15 | Javian McCollum turnover (lost ball) (RaeQuan Battle steals) | |||
16:08 | RaeQuan Battle misses two point layup | |||
16:06 | Javian McCollum defensive rebound | |||
16:00 | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point layup | 5-8 | |
15:33 | RaeQuan Battle misses two point jump shot | |||
15:31 | Milos Uzan defensive rebound | |||
15:21 | Jalon Moore misses two point layup | |||
15:19 | Patrick Suemnick defensive rebound | |||
15:05 | Sam Godwin shooting foul (Patrick Suemnick draws the foul) | |||
15:05 | TV timeout | |||
15:04 | +1 | Patrick Suemnick makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-8 | |
15:04 | +1 | Patrick Suemnick makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-8 | |
14:38 | Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot | |||
14:36 | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | |||
14:09 | +2 | Patrick Suemnick makes two point dunk (Noah Farrakhan assists) | 9-8 | |
13:53 | Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot | |||
13:51 | Rivaldo Soares offensive rebound | |||
13:43 | Otega Oweh misses two point layup | |||
13:41 | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | |||
13:20 | RaeQuan Battle misses two point jump shot | |||
13:18 | Patrick Suemnick offensive rebound | |||
13:09 | +2 | Patrick Suemnick makes two point layup | 11-8 | |
13:05 | Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Quinn Slazinski steals) | |||
12:56 | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | |||
12:54 | Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound | |||
12:46 | +2 | John Hugley IV makes two point layup (Rivaldo Soares assists) | 11-10 | |
12:39 | Quinn Slazinski misses three point jump shot | |||
12:37 | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | |||
12:20 | Rivaldo Soares misses three point jump shot | |||
12:18 | Kerr Kriisa defensive rebound | |||
12:18 | Kerr Kriisa turnover (lost ball) (Otega Oweh steals) | |||
12:18 | Otega Oweh misses two point layup | |||
12:17 | Sooners offensive rebound | |||
11:53 | Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot | |||
11:51 | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | |||
11:39 | Noah Farrakhan turnover (bad pass) | |||
11:35 | TV timeout | |||
11:19 | Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot | |||
11:17 | Akok Akok defensive rebound | |||
10:53 | +2 | Noah Farrakhan makes two point jump shot | 13-10 | |
10:29 | Jalon Moore offensive foul (Akok Akok draws the foul) | |||
10:29 | Jalon Moore turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:02 | Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot | |||
10:00 | Le'Tre Darthard defensive rebound | |||
9:44 | Quinn Slazinski shooting foul (Rivaldo Soares draws the foul) | |||
9:44 | +1 | Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-11 | |
9:44 | +1 | Rivaldo Soares makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-12 | |
9:16 | Kobe Johnson turnover (traveling) | |||
9:04 | Javian McCollum turnover (traveling) | |||
8:39 | +3 | Kobe Johnson makes three point jump shot (Quinn Slazinski assists) | 16-12 | |
8:25 | Akok Akok blocks Otega Oweh's two point jump shot | |||
8:23 | Akok Akok defensive rebound | |||
8:11 | Otega Oweh shooting foul (Quinn Slazinski draws the foul) | |||
8:11 | +1 | Quinn Slazinski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-12 | |
8:11 | +1 | Quinn Slazinski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-12 | |
7:54 | Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot | |||
7:52 | Quinn Slazinski defensive rebound | |||
7:35 | Kerr Kriisa misses three point jump shot | |||
7:33 | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | |||
7:21 | Kerr Kriisa personal foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul) | |||
7:24 | TV timeout | |||
7:02 | Josiah Harris shooting foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul) | |||
7:02 | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-13 | |
7:02 | +1 | Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-14 | |
6:37 | Patrick Suemnick turnover (traveling) | |||
6:27 | +2 | Jalon Moore makes two point dunk (Javian McCollum assists) | 18-16 | |
5:58 | Patrick Suemnick turnover (lost ball) (Jalon Moore steals) | |||
5:50 | +2 | Luke Northweather makes two point layup (Jalon Moore assists) | 18-18 | |
5:27 | Kobe Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Otega Oweh steals) | |||
5:27 | Otega Oweh misses two point layup | |||
5:27 | Javian McCollum offensive rebound | |||
5:27 | +2 | Javian McCollum makes two point layup | 18-20 | |
5:27 | Mountaineers 30 second timeout | |||
5:07 | +2 | Kerr Kriisa makes two point jump shot | 20-20 | |
4:55 | +2 | Jalon Moore makes two point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 20-22 | |
4:28 | RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot | |||
4:26 | Milos Uzan defensive rebound | |||
4:16 | Rivaldo Soares turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:16 | TV timeout | |||
3:45 | Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:34 | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point layup | 20-24 | |
3:02 | Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot | |||
3:00 | Patrick Suemnick offensive rebound | |||
2:55 | Patrick Suemnick turnover (lost ball) (Sam Godwin steals) | |||
2:55 | Sam Godwin turnover (traveling) | |||
2:36 | RaeQuan Battle misses three point jump shot | |||
2:34 | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | |||
2:28 | Otega Oweh misses two point layup | |||
2:26 | Patrick Suemnick defensive rebound | |||
2:14 | +2 | RaeQuan Battle makes two point layup (Quinn Slazinski assists) | 22-24 | |
1:57 | +2 | Sam Godwin makes two point dunk (Milos Uzan assists) | 22-26 | |
1:40 | +3 | RaeQuan Battle makes three point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists) | 25-26 | |
1:38 | Sooners 30 second timeout | |||
1:27 | +3 | Le'Tre Darthard makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 25-29 | |
1:04 | Noah Farrakhan misses two point jump shot | |||
1:02 | John Hugley IV defensive rebound | |||
0:48 | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | |||
0:46 | Kerr Kriisa defensive rebound | |||
0:21 | Akok Akok misses three point jump shot | |||
0:19 | Milos Uzan defensive rebound | |||
0:03 | Patrick Suemnick blocks Milos Uzan's two point layup | |||
0:02 | Sooners offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Mountaineers defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |