Iwuakor sparks Oklahoma to 84-65 win over Houston Baptist
- Dec. 19, 2020 07:26 PM EST
Oklahoma forward Kur Kuath (52) goes up for a dunk in front of Houston Baptist guard Brycen Long (3) and guard Pedro Castro, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma forward Kur Kuath (52) goes up for a dunk in front of Houston Baptist guard Brycen Long (3) and guard Pedro Castro, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Houston Baptist guard Darius Lee, left, shoots over Oklahoma forward Kur Kuath (52) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma guard Elijah Harkless (24) is fouled by Houston Baptist forward Jason Thompson, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma forward Jalen Hill, top, catches the ball and lands on Houston Baptist guard Hunter Janacek, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Oklahoma guard Austin Reaves (12) goes to the basket in front of Houston Baptist guard Hunter Janacek (5) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Houston Baptist guard Za-Ontay Boothman (2) lands on Oklahoma guard De'Vion Harmon (11) after reaching for a rebound in front of Oklahoma forward Kur Kuath, left, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Victor Iwuakor scored eight of his 12 points in a game-breaking 14-0 run that started in the middle of the second half and Oklahoma pulled away from Houston Baptist for an 84-65 win on Saturday.

Austin Reaves led the Sooners (5-1) with 15 points and Brady Manek added 13.

The Huskies (1-7) were up 47-46 on a Pedro Castro 3-pointer just over five minutes into the second half and trailed 58-54 after Darius Lee made a pair of free throws at 12:04.

Elijah Harkless made two free throws to start the run before Iwuakor had back-to-back dunks and a jumper. After Alondes Williams scored, Iwuakor added another jumper before De'Vion Harmon's layup made it 72-54 with 6:47 to play.

Houston Baptist missed eight-straight shots while the Sooners went 6 of 8. The Sooners shot 49% despite going 5 of 23 from 3-point range.

Harmon and Manek made the last two baskets of the first half to give Oklahoma a 38-35 lead.

Lee scored 15 points for Houston Baptist, going 3 of 3 from 3-point range. Castro and Za-Ontay Boothman added 13 points apiece.

Houston Baptist was outrebounded 40-29 and had 17 turnovers. The Huskies went 6 of 12 from distance and shot 50% in the first half but went 4 of 14 deep and shot 34.5% in the second.

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