Hill scores 8 in OT, Oklahoma beats Texas Tech 68-63

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Jalen Hill scored eight of his 18 factors factors within the closing two minutes, freshman Milos Uzan additionally scored 18 factors and Oklahoma beat short-handed Texas Tech 68-63 in extra time Saturday night time.

Grant Sherfield added 12 factors for Oklahoma (10-5, 1-2 Huge 12).

Uzan hit a brief jumper, Hill made a driving layup after which Uzan got here up with a free ball within the lane and threw an extended lead go to a streaking Hill for a dunk that gave Oklahoma a four-point lead with 1:06 to play. D’maurian Williams answered with a fast 3-pointer earlier than Hill tipped in a missed layup by Uzan to make it 66-63 with 41 seconds to play. Williams missed a pair of free throws and Bijan Cortez missed the entrance finish of a 1-and-1 earlier than Harmon missed a contested 3 with about 10 seconds to go. The rebound went out of bounds off the Sooners however Cortez blocked a possible tying 3-point shot by Lamar Washington and Hill made two free throws with 1.1 seconds left to cap the scoring.

Texas Tech (10-5, 0-3 Huge 12) has three straight losses to open convention play for the primary time because the 2014-15 season. The Crimson Raiders had been with out starters Daniel Batcho (finger) — who averages 11.8 factors and a team-high 8.2 rebounds — and Pop Isaacs (head), who’s capturing 44.2% from 3-point vary and leads the group with 35 made 3s.

Shefield, Uzan and CJ Noland every hit a 3-pointer in span of 87 seconds earlier than the Uzan added a layup and one other 3 to cap a 14-4 run that made it 41-31 with 11:43 to play in regulation. Tanner Groves thew down a two-hand dunk off a missed 3-point shot by Bijan Cortezand then 35 seconds later made one other put-back dunk — this break day a missed runner by Uzan — to offer Oklahoma a 13-point lead with 8:35 left.

Groves, the group’s second-leading scorer (11.0) this season who fouled out with 5:05 remaining earlier than extra time, completed with seven factors and 10 rebounds.

De’Vion Harmon — who spent two seasons at Oklahoma and one other at Oregon earlier than transferring to Texas Tech — scored eight factors in a 12-2 run that culminated when Kevin Obanor made a layup with 23 seconds left within the second half to make it 56-54 and provides the Crimson Raiders their first lead since earlier than halftime.

Uzan hit two free throws to drive extra time.

Harmon led Texas Tech with a season-high tying 23 factors and Obanor added 15 however was 5-of-17 capturing.

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Oklahoma performs Tuesday at No. 3 Kansas

Texas Tech visits No. 25 Iowa State on Tuesday

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