Oklahoma
OU Basketball: Oklahoma Survives Road Game vs. Ole Miss Thanks To Late Run
Oklahoma finished Thursday’s game against Ole Miss how it started.
The Sooners beat the Rebels 66-56 on the road, ending the game on a 12-2 run. The surge came after OU blew a15-point lead and allowed Ole Miss to hold a seven-point fourth-quarter lead.
Here are three takeaways from Oklahoma’s win:
After the Sooners stalled during the second and third quarters, they ended the game well.
OU, trailing by seven in the fourth quarter, went on a 10-0 run in the middle of the period to retake the lead. The Sooners never allowed the Rebels to take the lead back, outscoring them 23-11 altogether in the fourth.
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The Sooners (16-6, 5-5 SEC) dominated Ole Miss in the paint in the fourth quarter, grabbing 13 rebounds to Ole Miss’ seven. OU didn’t allow Ole Miss to score in the final 2:39 of the game, with the Sooners forcing five turnovers in the fourth quarter.
This late-game surge came after Ole Miss (15-7, 6-4) outscored Oklahoma 36-19 in the second and third quarters. OU’s final 10 minutes looked much more similar to its first 10 minutes, when the Sooners went to the first quarter break with a 24-9 lead.
The Sooners were without star center Raegan Beers due to an undisclosed illness, per an OU source.
Beers — Oklahoma’s leader in points, steals and blocks per game — has reached double figures in all but one game this year, the exception being the Mizzou game in January, when she suffered an injury.
Still, the Sooners saw contributions from a variety of players on Thursday.
Nine Sooners scored against the Rebels, with senior guard Payton Verhulst leading the way with 19 points on 7-of-18 shooting. Sahara Williams and Liz Scott also reached double figures, logging 14 and 10 points, respectively.
Oklahoma assisted on 17 of its 22 field goals.
Even after Thursday’s well-rounded effort, the Sooners will welcome Beers back with open arms. The junior center is averaging 16.9 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.
The Sooners have six regular-season games remaining in their inaugural SEC campaign. They battle Auburn on Monday, the first of three final games at the Lloyd Noble Center.
Oklahoma moves back to .500 in league play with Thursday’s win, and the Sooners are in sole possession of eighth place in the SEC standings.
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Of the Sooners’ six losses, five came against opponents ranked in the top 15. The only exception was OU’s road loss to Mississippi State in January.
OU entered Thursday ranked No. 20 in the NET rankings, used heavily by the NCAA Tournament selection committee to determine which teams are selected for the tourney.
YUKON, Okla. (KOKH) — Oklahoma City Police are investigating after a man was shot near Yukon Monday night.
The shooting happened near Northwest 10th Street and South Yukon Parkway near the border of Yukon and Oklahoma City.
Police are on the scene, and officials said the victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the hip.
OKCPD said they have at least one person in custody.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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Oklahoma lawmakers consider bill to require annual fee for transmission lines on private property
As consumer electricity needs grow, lawmakers are discussing strategies to ease the burden on landowners who don’t want the towers and wires carrying that energy on their property.
As it’s written now, the bill would require transmission owners to pay landowners $2 per foot of line annually. During the committee meeting, Murdock said he introduced the legislation to “start a conversation.”
“ This is an idea of, maybe moving forward, if the landowners are getting a royalty off of the power being pushed across their property, it may make it a little more palatable for someone to have a transmission line go across their property,” he said.
Landowners can enter into easement agreements with companies to set aside portions of their land for the builds. But in some cases, eminent domain is used to obtain a right-of-way.
“ I’m not saying that this is going to do away with eminent domain,” Murdock said. “What I’m hoping is this just makes it a little more palatable.”
Murdock said he spoke with utility companies about the legislation, though he didn’t name them. The bill’s language could change after creating an alternative rate based on conversations with the companies, he said.
Sen. Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, said the bill could raise utility rates for consumers living in Oklahoma’s most populous counties if companies charge more to make up for the annual fee.
Murdock pushed back, noting the lines are necessary to deliver electricity to other counties.
“You understand that you flip that light on because — and have that ability to have electricity because — the people in my district have a transmission line that goes across them, getting you that power,” he said.
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