Moore and Fears combine for 50 points as Oklahoma tops No. 24 Arizona in Battle 4 Atlantis
AP
Nov 28, 2024
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Freshman Jeremiah Fears scored a season-high 26 points, Jalon Moore added 24 and Oklahoma Sooners held off No. 24 Arizona Wildcats 82-77 on Thursday in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Duke Miles made a high-arching floater in the lane with 2:55 remaining for a 78-69 lead, but Oklahoma failed to make another field goal the rest of the game.
Trailing 78-75 with under a minute left, Arizona had three chances at a basket, but Caleb Love and Jaden Bradley missed 3-pointers and KJ Lewis had a shot blocked. Fears finally grabbed a defensive rebound before making two free throws for a four-point lead.
Miles finished with 11 points and Luke Northweather scored 10 for Oklahoma (6-0).
Love scored 17 points on 7-of-18 shooting for Arizona (3-3). Bradley added 16 points.
Oklahoma has not looked like a team picked 15th in the SEC preseason poll in this tournament. The Sooners were coming off a 79-77 win over Providence after their nine-point advantage with 44 seconds left nearly slipped away.
Oklahoma had four 3-pointers and a three-point play on six possessions midway through the second half for a 68-57 lead. Miles, Moore and Glenn Taylor Jr. each made a 3-pointer, and Moore completed a three-point play on the team's next trip down the floor for a 65-55 lead with 8:55 left.
Fears showed his youth against Providence, turning it over eight times in the narrow win. But he responded with five assists and just three turnovers in 33 minutes against the Wildcats.
Oklahoma will play Louisville on Friday in the championship game. Arizona will face West Virginia in the third-place game.
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1st Half
OKLA
Sooners
36
ARIZ
Wildcats
30
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Sam Godwin vs. Tobe Awaka (Sooners gains possession)
19:37
Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot
19:35
Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
19:26
KJ Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Elvis steals)
19:26
Jalon Moore misses two point layup
19:24
Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound
19:24
Jeremiah Fears misses two point layup
19:22
Sooners offensive rebound
19:08
Jump ball. Kobe Elvis vs. Jaden Bradley (Wildcats gains possession)
19:08
Kobe Elvis turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Bradley steals)
19:00
Caleb Love misses two point layup
18:58
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
18:56
Tobe Awaka misses two point hook shot
18:52
Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
18:52
Sam Godwin personal foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul)
18:52
+1
Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-1
18:52
+1
Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-2
18:23
Jeremiah Fears turnover (bad pass) (KJ Lewis steals)
18:14
KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
18:12
Trey Townsend offensive rebound
18:11
Trey Townsend turnover (out of bounds)
17:54
+3
Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists)
3-2
17:18
Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
17:05
+2
Jalon Moore makes two point layup (Mohamed Wague assists)
5-2
16:56
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
16:54
Sooners defensive rebound
16:34
Motiejus Krivas personal foul (Jalon Moore draws the foul)
16:34
+1
Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-2
16:34
+1
Jalon Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-2
16:25
KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
16:23
Motiejus Krivas offensive rebound
16:07
Glenn Taylor Jr. personal foul
16:07
+1
Motiejus Krivas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-3
16:07
+1
Motiejus Krivas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-4
15:41
Jeremiah Fears turnover (lost ball) (KJ Lewis steals)
15:36
Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
15:35
KJ Lewis offensive rebound
15:32
Duke Miles personal foul
15:39
TV timeout
15:32
+1
KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-5
15:32
+1
KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
7-6
15:15
Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot
15:13
Motiejus Krivas defensive rebound
15:08
Glenn Taylor Jr. blocks Trey Townsend's two point layup
15:06
Sooners defensive rebound
15:02
+3
Luke Northweather makes three point jump shot (Glenn Taylor Jr. assists)
10-6
14:51
Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot
14:49
Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
14:33
Glenn Taylor Jr. misses two point layup
14:31
Luke Northweather offensive rebound
14:27
+2
Luke Northweather makes two point layup
12-6
14:10
Caleb Love misses two point layup
14:08
Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
13:50
KJ Lewis personal foul (Luke Northweather draws the foul)
13:50
+1
Luke Northweather makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-6
13:50
+1
Luke Northweather makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-6
13:24
Jalon Moore blocks Anthony Dell'Orso's two point layup
13:22
Jalon Moore defensive rebound
13:10
Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot
13:08
Jalon Moore offensive rebound
13:03
Duke Miles turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Bradley steals)
12:57
Jalon Moore personal foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul)
12:50
+2
Anthony Dell'Orso makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)
14-8
12:28
Luke Northweather misses three point jump shot
12:26
Anthony Dell'Orso defensive rebound
12:22
Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot
12:20
Jalon Moore defensive rebound
12:16
Kobe Elvis turnover (traveling)
12:02
Tobe Awaka misses two point turnaround hook shot
12:00
Luke Northweather defensive rebound
11:40
+3
Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Duke Miles assists)
17-8
11:29
Henri Veesaar turnover (bad pass) (Duke Miles steals)
11:16
Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot
11:14
Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
11:14
Duke Miles personal foul (Jaden Bradley draws the foul)
11:14
TV timeout
11:14
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-9
11:14
+1
Jaden Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-10
10:43
+3
Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot
20-10
10:33
+3
Anthony Dell'Orso makes three point jump shot (Tobe Awaka assists)
20-13
10:09
+2
Kobe Elvis makes two point pullup jump shot (Sam Godwin assists)
22-13
9:59
Sam Godwin personal foul
9:45
Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot
9:44
Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
9:44
Jump ball. (Sooners gains possession)
9:26
Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot
9:24
Glenn Taylor Jr. offensive rebound
9:17
Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball)
9:04
Jaden Bradley turnover (bad pass) (Jalon Moore steals)
