Oklahoma uses late run to pull away from East Texas A&M

Jeremiah Fears scored a game-high 20 points as Oklahoma pulled away late from East Texas A&M in an 84-56 win on Thursday night in Norman, Okla.Duke Miles had 19 points and hit 3 of 6 three-pointers and Glenn Taylor Jr. added 16 points for Oklahoma.TJ Thomas, Scooter Williams Jr. and Josh Taylor each scored nine points for East Texas A&M.Oklahoma (4-0) used a 24-6 run in the second half to seal the win. Fears hit a layup with 7:09 left to give the Sooners a 62-50 lead and begin the surge, which was capped by Jake Moser’s three-pointer with 41 seconds left.Throughout the first half, Oklahoma appeared ready to pull away on several occasions. Down 13-11, the Sooners went on a 9-0 run as they used their full-court press to suffocate the Lions.Oklahoma held East Texas A&M (1-5) scoreless for more than three minutes and took a 20-13 lead. But Williams sank a jumper and hit two free throws to cut the Sooners’ lead to 20-17 with 7:14 left in the first half.

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