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Oklahoma basketball shoots program-record 67.8% from field, beats Stetson

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NORMAN, Okla. — Derrion Reed scored 22 points, Xzayvier Brown finished with 18, and Oklahoma set the program’s single-game record for field-goal percentage on Monday night as the Sooners beat Stetson 107-54 on Monday night.

Oklahoma shot 67.8% (40 of 59) from the field and had its highest-scoring game since a 107-86 win over Arkansan-Pine Bluff on Nov. 30, 2023. The previous record was 66.1% (39 of 59) against Baylor on Feb. 26, 2005.

The Sooners made 12 of 24 from 3-point range, outrebounded Stetson 39-24, and outscored the Hatters 54-18 in the paint.

Mohamed Wague had 15 points and nine rebounds for Oklahoma and Tae Davis added 12 points and six assists. Kuol Atak and Nijel Pack each scored 11 points.

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Ethan Copeland, the only Stetson (4-9) player who scored in double figures, had 14 points.

Oklahoma (9-3) used runs of 15-3 and 10-2, the latter of which culminated with a Jadon Jones three-point play that gave the Sooners a 26-11 lead a little more than eight minutes into the game.

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On today’s Around the Block, we talked about the Pauls Valley principal who tackled, and disarmed a gunman in the lobby of the school is now being honored as prom king, the Oklahoma City’s traffic and transportation commission approved reducing the …



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Ponca City homeowners warned to verify roofers offering Strengthen Oklahoma Homes grants

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The Oklahoma Department of Insurance (OID) is warning homeowners in the Ponca City area about using out-of-state roofing contractors.

OID is warning homeowners about out-of-state roofing contractors making unsolicited offers to help secure grants through the state’s Strengthen Oklahoma Homes (SOH) program, as many of those claims are false.

OID said the SOH program provides grants of up to $10,000 to eligible Oklahoma homeowners for roof upgrades approved through an application process, and only OID- approved contracotrs and evaluators are authorized to participate in the program.

Residents should be cautious of unsolicited out-of-state roofers promising SOH grant access who are not verified by OID.

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Statement from Ashley Scott, Deputy Commissioner of External Affairs for the Oklahoma Insurance Department:

If a contractor is knocking on your door and promising you a state grant, your first step is to verify them through our approved list. Do not sign anything until you confirm they are an approved contractor in the SOH program. Also, be sure to verify they are a registered roofer in Oklahoma through the Construction Industries Board and have proper liability insurance.

For a full list of approved evaluators and contractors, visit: https://www.oid.ok.gov/okready/

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Oklahoma Sooners beat Georgia Bulldogs 10-2 on historic night

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It was a historic night for the Oklahoma Sooners in their 10-2 win over the Georgia Bulldogs. Kendall Wells ‘ second-inning home run set a new record for home runs by a team in a season with 162, and Wells set the Oklahoma single-season home run record with her 35th of the season.

Audrey Lowry got the start for the Sooners against the No. 11 Bulldogs and threw six innings, allowing two earned runs on 10 hits, no walks, and had four strikeouts. Lowry held Georgia to 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

Wells got the scoring started for the Sooners, taking the first offering from Georgia starter Addisen Fisher just over the wall in center field for her record-setting home run and a 1-0 lead. In the third, Isabela Emerling drove in Kai Minor on a groundout before Gabbie Garcia launched her 20th home run of the season, a two-run shot, to give OU a 4-0 lead.

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The Bulldogs answered in the top of the fourth with a run to cut into the Sooners’ lead. Lowry limited the damage and kept UGA off the board in the fifth.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Sooners pulled away from the Bulldogs with a four-run inning. Garcia hit her second two-run home run of the day, and Abby Dayton had a two-run home run of her own to make it 8-1 heading into the sixth. It was Dayton’s eighth home run of the season and gave the Sooners 165 home runs this year.

Georgia added another run in the top of the sixth to make it 8-2, but Garcia added to her incredible day with a two-run double to earn the walk-off, run-rule win. The Sooners moved to 44-6 and 16-3 in SEC play. They moved a half-game in front of Alabama, which beat UAB in nonconference play. Thanks to South Carolina’s win over Texas A&M, the Sooners moved two games up on the Aggies. OU and Texas A&M will play each other in College Station on the final weekend of the regular season in a series that could decide the SEC regular season title.

Oklahoma and Georgia will play game two on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and stream on ESPN+.

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