Junior Cade Davis scored a career high 25 points and had a key steal in the final seconds as OU escaped Northern Colorado 80-79. Senior Tony Crocker added 24 points and 10 rebounds for his 4th career double-double. The Bears shut down Willie Warren and held him to only four points. The Sooners only grabbed 28 rebounds compared to UNC's 37. Five Bears scored in double figures, led by Devon Beitzel's 17.
The Sooners fell behind 38-27 with less than 3:00 in the first half until Davis hit a trio of threes in a row and the Sooners finished the half strong, trailing 40-39.
After the half, the Sooners, led by Tony Crocker, quickly took the lead before the Bears roared back from a 10 point deficit in the final two minutes and trailed by one with 10 seconds left. The Sooners missed the first half of three one and one free throws, but Cade Davis made a steal with 2 seconds left to close the game.
Davis had 20 points in the first and was 6-7 from behind the arc, but he didn't score again until the 3:49 mark of the second.
"That's my role on the team. To bring energy to the team," Davis said afterwards.
Crocker had 16 in the second half to carry the Sooners. Tiny Gallon and TMG scored 9 and 8 points, respctively.
Coach Capel was not excited with his team's effort, however.
“I’m frustrated with a lot of stuff tonight. It’s everything. We didn’t deserve to win. I feel bad for this Northern Colorado team because they outplayed us, they deserved the win. They had their guys ready to play. This was a step-backwards. Nothing associated with this game today was progress.” He said.
The Sooners improve to 8-3 and have won 6 straight. UNC falls to 9-3. The Sooners will play UTEP Monday at 5:30 on ESPN2.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
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