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Jeremiah Fears scores 29 points, Oklahoma beats Georgia 81-75 in the SEC Tournament first round

AP
Mar 13, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Jeremiah Fears scored 29 points to lead No. 14 seed Oklahoma Sooners to an 81-75 victory over 11th-seeded Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday night in a first-round game of the SEC Tournament.

Jalon Moore hit a 3-pointer during a 10-0 run that gave the Sooners a 74-64 lead with 2:55 remaining. The Bulldogs pulled within four points twice inside the final 19 seconds but didn’t get closer.

Oklahoma (20-12) will move on to play sixth-seeded Kentucky (21-10) in the second round on Thursday. The Sooners have won at least 20 games for a second straight season and ended a two-year conference tournament winless streak.

Moore finished with 14 points for Oklahoma. Mohamed Wague chipped in with 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Fears and Moore combined for eight of the Sooners' 12 3-pointers.

Silas Demary Jr. scored 24 points to lead Georgia (20-12), which snapped a four-game win streak. Asa Newell added 21 points and 17 rebounds. Blue Cain scored 17 points.

Fears and Moore each made three 3-pointers in the first half to help build a 43-39 halftime advantage. Fears scored 13 first-half points and Moore added nine. The Sooners shot 52% (14 of 17) overall that included 10 from long range.

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1st Half
OKLA
Sooners
43
UGA
Bulldogs
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Sooners gains possession)
19:47	+3	Duke Miles makes three point jump shot (Mohamed Wague assists)	3-0
19:14	+2	RJ Godfrey makes two point layup	3-2
18:52		Mohamed Wague misses two point jump shot
18:50		Asa Newell defensive rebound
18:44		Dylan James turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Fears steals)
18:41		Silas Demary Jr. blocks Jeremiah Fears's two point layup
18:39		Sooners offensive rebound
18:26		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
18:24		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
18:17	+3	Asa Newell makes three point jump shot (Dylan James assists)	3-5
18:00		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
17:54		Jeremiah Fears offensive foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
17:54		Jeremiah Fears turnover (offensive foul)
17:28		Asa Newell misses two point jump shot
17:26		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
17:14		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
17:12		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
16:59	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dylan James assists)	3-8
16:42	+2	Mohamed Wague makes two point layup	5-8
16:42		RJ Godfrey shooting foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
16:42	+1	Mohamed Wague makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-8
16:26		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:24		Duke Miles defensive rebound
16:07		Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot
16:05		Jalon Moore offensive rebound
16:00	+3	Kobe Elvis makes three point jump shot (Duke Miles assists)	9-8
15:42		Duke Miles personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
15:42		TV timeout
15:37		Blue Cain misses two point jump shot
15:35		Somto Cyril offensive rebound
15:30		Somto Cyril misses two point layup
15:28		Asa Newell offensive rebound
15:10	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup	9-10
15:05		Luke Northweather misses three point jump shot
15:03		Asa Newell defensive rebound
14:52	+3	Tyrin Lawrence makes three point jump shot (Somto Cyril assists)	9-13
14:25	+3	Brycen Goodine makes three point jump shot (Kobe Elvis assists)	12-13
14:11		Luke Northweather shooting foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
14:11		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:11	+1	Somto Cyril makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-14
13:43	+2	Glenn Taylor Jr. makes two point layup (Luke Northweather assists)	14-14
13:23		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
13:21		RJ Godfrey offensive rebound
13:15		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
13:13		Dakota Leffew offensive rebound
13:10	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dakota Leffew assists)	14-17
13:10		Brycen Goodine shooting foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-18
12:53		Glenn Taylor Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
12:36		RJ Godfrey turnover (lost ball) (Duke Miles steals)
12:29		Duke Miles turnover (traveling)
12:11	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point jump shot	14-20
11:53		Tyrin Lawrence shooting foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
11:53		TV timeout
11:53	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-20
11:53	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-20
11:24		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:22		Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
11:08		Asa Newell shooting foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
11:08	+1	Mohamed Wague makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-20
11:08	+1	Mohamed Wague makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-20
10:44		Duke Miles personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
10:27	+2	Justin Abson makes two point hook shot	18-22
10:05	+3	Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)	21-22
9:50		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
9:48		Asa Newell offensive rebound
9:43	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup	21-24
9:32		Mohamed Wague turnover (lost ball)
9:16		Justin Abson misses two point jump shot
9:14		Mohamed Wague defensive rebound
8:57	+3	Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot	24-24
8:55		Justin Abson personal foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
8:49	+3	Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot	27-24
8:36		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Somto Cyril draws the foul)
8:36		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:36		Somto Cyril misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:36		Brycen Goodine defensive rebound
8:14		Jalon Moore turnover (lost ball) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
8:07	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	27-26
7:48	+3	Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot (Luke Northweather assists)	30-26
7:37		TV timeout
7:32		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
7:30		Asa Newell offensive rebound
7:24		Asa Newell misses two point hook shot
7:22		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
6:58	+2	Jeremiah Fears makes two point dunk	32-26
6:23		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:21		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
6:08		Jeremiah Fears turnover (bad pass) (Silas Demary Jr. steals)
6:03	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	32-28
5:31		Jalon Moore misses three point jump shot
5:29		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
5:27		Luke Northweather personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-29
5:27	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-30
5:18		Glenn Taylor Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:16		Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
5:13	+2	Mohamed Wague makes two point dunk	34-30
4:56	+2	Blue Cain makes two point jump shot	34-32
4:46		Jeremiah Fears turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals)
4:37		Blue Cain misses two point layup
4:35		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
4:24		Jeremiah Fears turnover (lost ball) (Blue Cain steals)
4:19	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup	34-34
4:04		Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot
4:02		Blue Cain defensive rebound
3:54		RJ Godfrey misses two point layup
3:52		Blue Cain offensive rebound
3:45	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	34-37
3:43		Sooners 30 second timeout
3:43		TV timeout
3:25		Dakota Leffew personal foul (Dayton Forsythe draws the foul)
3:17	+3	Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Mohamed Wague assists)	37-37
3:07		Dakota Leffew misses three point jump shot
3:05		Bulldogs offensive rebound
2:54		Tyrin Lawrence misses three point jump shot
2:52		Asa Newell offensive rebound
2:48		Asa Newell misses two point jump shot
2:46		Mohamed Wague defensive rebound
2:37		Kobe Elvis misses two point jump shot
2:35		Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
2:33	+3	Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Mohamed Wague assists)	40-37
2:13		Tyrin Lawrence misses two point jump shot
2:11		Tyrin Lawrence offensive rebound
2:07		RJ Godfrey offensive foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
2:07		RJ Godfrey turnover (offensive foul)
1:50	+3	Dayton Forsythe makes three point jump shot (Luke Northweather assists)	43-37
1:29		Somto Cyril misses two point layup
1:27		Brycen Goodine defensive rebound
1:10		Brycen Goodine misses three point jump shot
1:08		Asa Newell defensive rebound
0:53	+2	Tyrin Lawrence makes two point jump shot	43-39
0:41		Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot
0:39		Somto Cyril defensive rebound
0:36		Dakota Leffew turnover (bad pass)
0:18		Jeremiah Fears turnover (bad pass) (Somto Cyril steals)
0:04		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (lost ball)
0:01		Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OKLA
Sooners
38
UGA
Bulldogs
36

Time		Play	Score
19:37	+2	Silas Demary Jr. makes two point jump shot	43-41
19:15		Jeremiah Fears misses two point jump shot
19:13		Asa Newell defensive rebound
18:53		Dylan James turnover (lost ball) (Brycen Goodine steals)
18:39		Mohamed Wague misses two point layup
18:37		Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
18:34	+3	Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot (Mohamed Wague assists)	46-41
18:17		Blue Cain turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Fears steals)
18:12		Jeremiah Fears misses two point layup
18:10		Blue Cain defensive rebound
18:00	+2	Blue Cain makes two point jump shot	46-43
17:36		Duke Miles turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals)
17:31	+2	Blue Cain makes two point layup	46-45
17:22		Jeremiah Fears misses two point jump shot
17:20		Asa Newell defensive rebound
17:15	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot	46-48
16:55	+2	Mohamed Wague makes two point layup	48-48
16:33		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
16:31		Duke Miles defensive rebound
16:18		Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot
16:16		Asa Newell defensive rebound
16:09	+3	Silas Demary Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dylan James assists)	48-51
15:49		Silas Demary Jr. personal foul (Duke Miles draws the foul)
15:49		TV timeout
15:31		Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot
15:29		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
15:21		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:19		Asa Newell offensive rebound
15:16		Asa Newell misses two point dunk
15:14		Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
14:51		Luke Northweather misses three point jump shot
14:49		RJ Godfrey defensive rebound
14:33	+2	Asa Newell makes two point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	48-53
14:02	+2	Kobe Elvis makes two point jump shot	50-53
13:49	+3	Asa Newell makes three point jump shot (Silas Demary Jr. assists)	50-56
13:27	+2	Jalon Moore makes two point layup	52-56
13:17		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
13:15		Kobe Elvis defensive rebound
13:02		Blue Cain shooting foul (Luke Northweather draws the foul)
13:02		Luke Northweather misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:02	+1	Luke Northweather makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-56
12:46		Silas Demary Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:44		Kobe Elvis defensive rebound
12:35		Glenn Taylor Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:33		Silas Demary Jr. defensive rebound
12:23		Dakota Leffew misses two point jump shot
12:21		Dayton Forsythe defensive rebound
12:10		Kobe Elvis misses two point layup
12:08		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
11:41		Dylan James misses three point jump shot
11:39		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
11:28	+2	Kobe Elvis makes two point jump shot	55-56
11:03		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:01		Glenn Taylor Jr. defensive rebound
10:43		Kobe Elvis misses three point jump shot
10:41		Dakota Leffew defensive rebound
10:41		Somto Cyril personal foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
10:41		TV timeout
10:33	+2	Mohamed Wague makes two point layup (Duke Miles assists)	57-56
10:08		RJ Godfrey offensive foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
10:08		RJ Godfrey turnover (offensive foul)
9:58		Mohamed Wague turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals)
9:49	+3	Dylan James makes three point jump shot (Tyrin Lawrence assists)	57-59
9:31		Mohamed Wague misses two point layup
9:29		Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
9:29		Blue Cain shooting foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
9:29		Mohamed Wague misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:29		Mohamed Wague misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:29		Asa Newell defensive rebound
9:17		Jalon Moore personal foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
9:11		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:09		Dylan James offensive rebound
9:09		Brycen Goodine personal foul (Dylan James draws the foul)
9:03	+2	Blue Cain makes two point jump shot	57-61
8:46		Silas Demary Jr. shooting foul (Brycen Goodine draws the foul)
8:46		Brycen Goodine misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:46	+1	Brycen Goodine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
8:25	+3	Blue Cain makes three point jump shot	58-64
8:11	+2	Jeremiah Fears makes two point layup	60-64
7:54		Asa Newell turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Fears steals)
7:47	+2	Jeremiah Fears makes two point layup	62-64
7:32		Brycen Goodine personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
7:32		TV timeout
7:20		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
7:18		Jalon Moore defensive rebound
7:08		Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot
7:06		Blue Cain defensive rebound
6:51		Mohamed Wague shooting foul (RJ Godfrey draws the foul)
6:51		RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:51		RJ Godfrey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:51		Mohamed Wague defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Jeremiah Fears makes two point jump shot	64-64
6:03		Jump ball. Tyrin Lawrence vs. Mohamed Wague (Mohamed Wague gains possession)
6:03		Tyrin Lawrence turnover (lost ball) (Mohamed Wague steals)
5:52		Asa Newell shooting foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
5:52	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-64
5:52	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-64
5:29		Silas Demary Jr. offensive foul (Duke Miles draws the foul)
5:29		Silas Demary Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
5:17		Jalon Moore misses two point layup
5:15		Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
5:15		Asa Newell shooting foul (Mohamed Wague draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Mohamed Wague makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-64
5:15		Mohamed Wague misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:15		Asa Newell defensive rebound
4:52		Blue Cain misses two point jump shot
4:50		Duke Miles defensive rebound
4:27	+2	Duke Miles makes two point layup	69-64
4:25		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:25		TV timeout
4:06		Mohamed Wague personal foul (Tyrin Lawrence draws the foul)
4:01		Asa Newell misses three point jump shot
3:59		Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
3:45	+3	Jalon Moore makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)	72-64
3:27		Jeremiah Fears personal foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
3:27		TV timeout
3:25		Blue Cain misses three point jump shot
3:23		Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
2:55	+2	Kobe Elvis makes two point jump shot	74-64
2:39	+2	Asa Newell makes two point dunk (Dylan James assists)	74-66
2:08		Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot
2:06		Tyrin Lawrence defensive rebound
1:54		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Blue Cain draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Blue Cain makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-67
1:54	+1	Blue Cain makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-68
1:54		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
1:54		Jeremiah Fears misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:54	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-68
1:39		Blue Cain misses two point layup
1:37		Asa Newell offensive rebound
1:37		Jalon Moore personal foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
1:37		Asa Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:37		Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
1:36		Blue Cain personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
1:36	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-68
1:36		Jeremiah Fears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:36		Bulldogs defensive rebound
1:22		Jeremiah Fears personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
1:22		Silas Demary Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:22		Asa Newell offensive rebound
1:20	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup	76-70
1:20		Jalon Moore shooting foul (Asa Newell draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Asa Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	76-71
0:50		Jeremiah Fears misses two point jump shot
0:48		Mohamed Wague offensive rebound
0:46		Sooners 30 second timeout
0:45		Kobe Elvis turnover (bad pass) (Blue Cain steals)
0:30		Bulldogs turnover (10-second violation)
0:30		Sooners 30 second timeout
0:27		Dylan James personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-71
0:27		Jeremiah Fears misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:27		Asa Newell defensive rebound
0:19		Kobe Elvis personal foul (Silas Demary Jr. draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-72
0:19	+1	Silas Demary Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-73
0:17		Tyrin Lawrence personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-73
0:17	+1	Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-73
0:09		Blue Cain misses two point layup
0:07		Asa Newell offensive rebound
0:07	+2	Asa Newell makes two point layup	79-75
0:07		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:06		Blue Cain personal foul (Dayton Forsythe draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Dayton Forsythe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-75
0:06	+1	Dayton Forsythe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-75
0:02		Silas Demary Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound