OU Basketball: New Faces Shine for Oklahoma in Exhibition Win Over OCU

NORMAN — Porter Moser’s Oklahoma Sooners regarded a bit of completely different on Tuesday night time.

Taking the ground for the primary time within the 2022-23 season, seven new Sooners made their debut in OU’s 89-53 exhibition recreation victory over the Oklahoma Metropolis College Stars at Lloyd Noble Middle.

Transfers Grant Sherfield, Joe Bamisile, Sam Godwin and Yaya Keita joined freshmen Otega Oweh, Milos Uzan and Benny Schroder in taking the ground in an Oklahoma uniform for the primary time.

Sherfield was the one newcomer to crack the beginning lineup, however 9 completely different Sooners bought a wholesome serving to of minutes all through the opening half-hour of the competition. He regarded comfy operating the offense, although it took Sherfield till the second half to search out his capturing contact.

The Nevada switch completed with a team-high 14 factors on 5-of-13 capturing, additionally dispensing 4 assists for the Sooners.

A well-known face in Tanner Groves additionally posted a double-double, as he scored 12 factors on 4-of-7 capturing, together with pulling down 2-of-4 makes an attempt from 3-point vary, and pulled down 11 rebounds.

Uzan and Oweh made an impression from the bench of their first motion of the yr.

Getting right into a groove early on, Uzan scored 9 of his 11 factors within the first half.

Unafraid to place the ball on the ground and get to his spot within the mid-range, Uzan was an ideal 4-of-4 from contained in the arc.

Oweh was blissful to assault the basket as effectively.

Spreading the ground on the wing along with his 6-foot-5, 210-pound body, Oweh discovered success as a cutter. He ended the night time with 11 factors on 4-of-6 capturing, additionally flattening three rebounds.

Godwin and Bamisile additionally contributed off the bench, discovering methods to impression all elements of the sport.

Bamisile pulled down 9 rebounds so as to add to his seven factors, and Godwin scored eight factors and added 5 rebounds as a 3rd possibility down low behind Groves and Jalen Hill.

Total, Oklahoma shot 50 p.c from the sphere, however the Sooners struggled to attach from deep.

The crew mixed to shoot simply 6-of-26 from 3.

However OU defended effectively towards a bodily outmatched OCU crew, holding the Stars to 27 p.c capturing from the sphere. Oklahoma additionally received the rebounding battle 56-33, although the Sooners dedicated 15 turnovers.

With the costume rehearsal within the books, Oklahoma will open up common season play on Nov. 7 towards Sam Houston State.

Tip-off from the Lloyd Noble Middle is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the sport will probably be broadcast on ESPN+.