National Basketball Association
Oklahoma 81, George Mason 66
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 8, 2013
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Officials:
Attendance:
N/A
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Oklahoma 81, George Mason 66: Cameron Clark's game-high 22 points led four
Sooners scorers in double figures in a rout of the Patriots in the BB&T Classic
at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.
Ryan Spangler posted
his fourth double-double of the season with 13 points and a game-high 13
rebounds for Oklahoma (8-1), which went 1-for-10 from 3-point range. Buddy
Hield also had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds while Jordan Woodard
had 15 points.
George Mason
(5-4), which shot only 30.2 percent from the floor, was led by Bryon Allen's 15
points with Patrick Holloway, Marko Gujanicic and Jalen Jenkins tallying eight
points apiece. Sherrod Wright, who had been averaging 17.5 points, was held to seven
points on 2-of-10 shooting from the field.
Both teams
struggled to open the second half, going a combined 2-for-16 from the floor
over the first five minutes before Oklahoma, which went scoreless on its first
six possessions of the half, went on a 15-4 run to extend its lead to 55-35. The
Patriots closed to within 55-43, but the Sooners answered by scoring 12 of the
next 16 points to take a 20-point lead and never trailed by less than 10 the
rest of the way.
The Sooners missed
all five of their 3-point attempts in the first half, but shot 50 percent from
the field while outscoring the Patriots, 15-1, off the fast break to take a
38-28 halftime lead. George Mason struggled with Oklahoma's inside height,
getting outrebounded, 25-12, and outscored in the paint, 26-10, over the first
20 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oklahoma missed its first 10 3-pointers
before Woodard hit the Sooners' lone trey with 19 seconds left in the game, while George Mason was 7-of-27 from beyond the arc. ...
The Sooners outrebounded the Patriots, 51-29. ... The two teams combined for 45
fouls with the Sooners 22-of-29 from the foul line and the Patriots 21-of-28.
Top Game Performances
Oklahoma |
|
George Mason |
Cameron Clark 22 |
Scoring |
Bryon Allen 15 |
Jordan Woodard 3 |
Assists |
Bryon Allen 3 |
Ryan Spangler 13 |
Rebounds |
Erik Copes 6 |
Ryan Spangler 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Marko Gujanicic 6 |
Cameron Clark 2 |
Steals |
Bryon Allen 3 |
Cameron Clark 1 |
Blocks |
Erik Copes 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oklahoma
|
81 |
48.3 |
1-12 |
22-29 |
9 |
49 |
2 |
8 |
19 |
George Mason
|
66 |
30.2 |
7-28 |
21-28 |
11 |
27 |
4 |
8 |
15 |