National Basketball Association
Oklahoma 92, Coppin St. 65
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, November 18, 2011
Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Rod Dixon, # Paul Janssen, # Kelly Self
Attendance:
7460
By SportsDirect Inc.
Steven Pledger returned to lineup and scored a team-high 20 points as Oklahoma used a 23-0 first-half run to fuel a 92-65 blowout of visiting Coppin State on Friday.
Pledger sat out Oklahoma’s season-opening 78-74 victory over Idaho State while serving a one-game suspension for playing in an impermissible pro-am summer game.
Oklahoma (2-0) led 7-6 with 16:24 left in the first half after a 3-pointer by Coppin State’s Logan Wiens. The Eagles (1-2) would not score again until a Tony Gallo free throw with 7:30 to go in the half made it 30-7.
Pledger started the run with a jumper and a 3-pointer. Tyler Neal hit two 3-pointers and Casey Arent’s layup capped the surge with 7:35 left in the half.
Oklahoma held the Eagles to 23.1 percent shooting in the first half, building a 42-23 advantage at intermission. Calvin Newell added 14 points, and Romero Osby had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Gallo led Coppin State with 22 points.
Top Game Performances
| Coppin St. |
|
Oklahoma |
|
Tony Gallo 22 |
Scoring |
Steven Pledger 20 |
|
Tony Gallo 5 |
Assists |
Carl Blair Jr. 4 |
|
Antonio Williams 9 |
Rebounds |
Romero Osby 10 |
|
Tony Gallo 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Romero Osby 3 |
|
Taariq Cephas 2 |
Steals |
Carl Blair Jr. 1 |
|
Akeem Ellis 1 |
Blocks |
Cameron Clark 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Coppin St.
|
65 |
36.4 |
9-33 |
16-27 |
13 |
22 |
2 |
8 |
|
| Oklahoma
|
92 |
45.6 |
10-24 |
10-13 |
18 |
53 |
5 |
5 |
|
